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tortricid, a. and n.|ˈtɔːtrɪsɪd|
[f. mod.L. Torˈtricidæ pl., f. tortrix: see -id3.]
a. Entom. adj. Belonging to the family Tortricidæ of Lepidoptera, comprising the leaf-roller moths, typified by the genus Tortrix; n. a moth of this family.
b. Zool. adj. Belonging to the family Tortricidæ of snakes, typified by the genus Tortrix or Ilysia; n. a snake of this family. So ˈtortricine |-saɪn|, a. and n. = tortricid; ˈtortricoid |-kɔɪd| a., belonging to the suborder Tortricoidea of Ophidia, including the family Tortricidæ (see b above).
1889M. E. Bamford Up & Down Brooks 113 The small tortricid moths that as caterpillars, curl the leaves of rose-bushes. |