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Argyrotaenia

noun

orange tortrix

• Syn: ↑genus Argyrotaenia

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Tortricidae, ↑family Tortricidae

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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷(ˌ)rōˈtēnēə, -_rə-\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from argyr- + taenia

: a genus of tortricid moths including a number having larvae that are serious leaf-rolling pests of economic plants — compare orange tortrix, red-banded leaf roller

Useful english dictionary. 2012.