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tor·trix \ˈtȯr.triks, -ȯ(ə).t-\ noun Etymology: New Latin Tortric-, Tortrix, literally, female twister, from Latin tortus (past participle of torquēre to twist) + -ric-, -rix, feminine of -or; from its habit of twisting or rolling leaves to make a nest — more at torture 1. capitalized : a genus of moths that is the type of the family Tortricidae 2. -es : any moth of the genus Tortrix or family Tortricidae — see orange tortrix, tea tortrix |