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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 tor·trix /ˈtɔrtrɪks/

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Tor·trix n.
 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.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 tortrix
      n 1: California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges
           [syn: orange tortrix, Argyrotaenia citrana]
      2: small Indian moth infesting e.g. tea and coffee plants [syn:
          tea tortrix, Homona coffearia]