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    TORTRICID

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings; larvae are leaf rollers or live in fruits and gallsplay

    Synonyms:

    tortricid; tortricid moth

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("tortricid" is a kind of...):

    moth (typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tortricid"):

    leaf-roller; leaf roller (moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk)

    Homona coffearia; tea tortrix; tortrix (small Indian moth infesting e.g. tea and coffee plants)

    Argyrotaenia citrana; orange tortrix; tortrix (California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges)

    Carpocapsa pomonella; codlin moth; codling moth (a small grey moth whose larvae live in apples and English walnuts)

    Holonyms ("tortricid" is a member of...):

    family Tortricidae; Tortricidae (leaf rollers and codling moths)

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