- 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. - 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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