tortricid Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings; larvae are leaf rollers or live in fruits and galls
    tortricid moth.

WordNet

Tor"tri*cid adjective
Etymology
See Tortrix.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to Tortix, or the family Tortricidæ.

Webster 1913