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• scytal — «a, i, o (G). A staff; a message …   Dictionary of word roots and combining forms

• Tortrix scytal — Tortrix Tor trix, n. [NL., fr. L. torquere, tortum, to twist.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small moths of the family {Tortricid[ae]}, the larv[ae] of which usually roll up the leaves of plants on which they live; also called… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• leaf roller — Tortrix Tor trix, n. [NL., fr. L. torquere, tortum, to twist.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small moths of the family {Tortricid[ae]}, the larv[ae] of which usually roll up the leaves of plants on which they live; also called… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Tortrix — Tor trix, n. [NL., fr. L. torquere, tortum, to twist.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small moths of the family {Tortricid[ae]}, the larv[ae] of which usually roll up the leaves of plants on which they live; also called {leaf… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Handlungsorte der Dune-Zyklen — Dieser Artikel befasst sich mit Handlungsorten aus den Dune Zyklen von Frank Herbert, Frank Herberts Sohn Brian und Kevin J. Anderson. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Arrakis 1.1 Sietch Tabr 1.2 Arrakeen …   Deutsch Wikipedia