tortrix
/ˈtɔːtrɪks/(亦作tortrix moth)
noun
(pl. tortrices /-trɪsiːz/)
1- a small moth with typically green caterpillars that live inside rolled leaves and can be a serious pest of fruit and other trees卷蛾。
1.1
- Family Tortricidae: many species, including Pammene rhediella, whose larvae damage apple and plum trees.卷蛾科：多种, 包括幼虫为害苹果树和李子树的小卷蛾。
派生词
tortricid
noun & adjective词源
late 18th cent.: modern Latin, feminine of Latin tortor 'twister', from torquere 'to twist'.