'Tortrix' definitions:
Definition of 'tortrix'
From: WordNet
noun
California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges [syn: orange tortrix, tortrix, Argyrotaenia citrana]
noun
Small Indian moth infesting e.g. tea and coffee plants [syn: tea tortrix, tortrix, Homona coffearia]
Definition of 'Tortrix'
From: GCIDE
- Tortrix \Tor"trix\, n. [NL., fr. L. torquere, tortum, to twist.]
- 1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small moths of the family Tortricidae, the larvae of which usually roll up the leaves of plants on which they live; -- also called leaf roller. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) A genus of tropical short-tailed snakes, which are not venomous. One species (Tortrix scytalae) is handsomely banded with black, and is sometimes worn alive by the natives of Brazil for a necklace. [1913 Webster]