| Tortrix | ‖n. [ NL., fr. L. torquere, tortum, to twist. ] 1. (Zool.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Zool.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Torrid | a. [ L. torridus, fr. torrere to parch, to burn, akin to E. Thist: cf. F. torride. See Thirst. ] 1. Parched; dried with heat; as, a torrid plain or desert. “Barca or Cyrene's torrid soil.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Violenty hot; drying or scorching with heat; burning; parching. “Torrid heat.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Torrid zone (Geog.), that space or board belt of the earth, included between the tropics, over which the sun is vertical at some period of every year, and the heat is always great. [ 1913 Webster ]
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