Tortrix

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
tortrix
    n 1: California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges
         [syn: {orange tortrix}, {tortrix}, {Argyrotaenia citrana}]
    2: small Indian moth infesting e.g. tea and coffee plants [syn:
       {tea tortrix}, {tortrix}, {Homona coffearia}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]
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