tortrix

tortrix
[ˈtɔːtrɪks]
(亦作 tortrix moth)
(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
  2. 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
tortricid
( & )
noun& adjective
语源
  1. late 18th cent.: modern Latin, feminine of Latin tortor 'twister', from torquere 'to twist'
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