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tortricid

tortricid noun: any moth of the family Tortricidae, also known as leafroller moths.

Noun

tortricid (plural tortricids)

  1. Any moth of the family Tortricidae, also known as leafroller moths.

Forms of tortricid

pluraltortricids

Origin of tortricid

Borrowed from Translingual Tortricidae. By surface analysis, tortrix + -id.

Questions about tortricid

What does tortricid mean?
Tortricid means any moth of the family Tortricidae, also known as leafroller moths.
What part of speech is tortricid?
Tortricid is a noun.
What is the plural of tortricid?
The plural of tortricid is tortricids.

Words near tortricid in the dictionary

  1. Tortorici
  2. Tortoricis
  3. Tortos
  4. Tortosa
  5. tortrices
  6. tortricid
  7. tortricids
  8. tortricine
  9. tortricines
  10. tortrix
  11. tortrixes

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