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1. WordNet® 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]

2. 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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