tortrix

Other forms of tortrix

plural

tortrixes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about tortrix

What does tortrix mean?

tortrix means "California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in tortrix?

tortrix has 2 syllables: tor-trix. The stress falls on "tor".

What is another word for tortrix?

Close synonyms include orange tortrix, Argyrotaenia citrana, tea tortrix, Homona coffearia. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tortrix a common word?

tortrix is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.