Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tortricid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tor-t-ri-cid
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any moth of the family Tortricidae, also known as leafroller moths.

Etymology

Borrowed from Translingual Tortricidae. By surface analysis, tortrix + -id.

Inflected Forms

tortricids (plural)

Synonyms

tortricid moth

Questions

What does tortricid mean?: Any moth of the family Tortricidae, also known as leafroller moths.
Where does tortricid come from?: Borrowed from Translingual Tortricidae. By surface analysis, tortrix + -id.

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