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Webster 1913 Edition
Tortrix
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Tor′trix
,Noun.
[NL., fr. L.
torquere
, tortum
, to twist.] 1.
(Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of small moths of the family
Tortricidae
, the larvae of which usually roll up the leaves of plants on which they live; – also called leaf roller
. 2.
(Zool.)
A genus of tropical short-tailed snakes, which are not venomous. One species (
Tortrix scytalae
) is handsomely banded with black, and is sometimes worn alive by the natives of Brazil for a necklace.