Sentence example with the word 'tortrix'

tortrix

Definition n. California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges

Last update: October 10, 2015


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Tortrix scytale, one of the "coral-snakes" of tropical South America, is beautiful coral-red with black rings, grows to nearly a yard in length, and is said sometimes to be worn as a necklace by native ladies.   [Please select]

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= Tortrix (_Undulanus_) Crimson Speckled (_Pulchella_) Vapourer (_Antiqua_) Pale Oak Eggar (_Cratægi_) Lesser Lutestring (_Diluta_) =Noctuæ.   [Please select]

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Grape-growers should guard against the attacks of a species of Tortrix (Penthina vitivorana) which rolls the leaves of the grape, and, according to Mr.   [Please select]

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