tortrix

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. A moth of the family Tortricidae; a tortricid.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. In herpetology:
2. n. The typical genus of Tortricidæ: same as Ilysia. T. scytale is the coralsnake of Demerara.
3. n. A snake of this genus.
4. n. In entomology:
5. n. A genus of moths, typical of the family Tortricidæ.
6. n. Any moth of the family Tortricidæ: as, the cherry-tree tortrix, Cacœcia cerasivorana.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. Any one of numerous species of small moths of the family Tortricidæ, the larvæ of which usually roll up the leaves of plants on which they live; -- also called leaf roller.
2. n. A genus of tropical short-tailed snakes, which are not venomous. One species (Tortrix scytalæ) is handsomely banded with black, and is sometimes worn alive by the natives of Brazil for a necklace.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. small Indian moth infesting e.g. tea and coffee plants
2. n. California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges