Also called tor⋅trix /ˈtɔrtrɪks/Show Spelled Pronunciation[tawr-triks]Show IPA.any of numerous moths of the family Tortricidae, comprising the leaf rollers, having broad, squarish, slightly fringed wings.
–adjective
2.
belonging or pertaining to the family Tortricidae.
Origin: < NL Tortricidae (1829), equiv. to Tortric-, s. of Tortrix a genus (L tor(quēre) to twist, wind, wrap + -trīx-trix) + -idae-id2
[tawr-truh-sid] 
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