HyperDic: death[s-head_moth

English > 1 sense of the expression *death's-head moth*:
NOUN	animal	death's-head moth, Acherontia atropos	European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull

English > *death's-head moth*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull.
Synonym	Acherontia atropos
Member of	Acherontia, genus Acherontia	death's-head moth
Broader	hawkmoth, hawk moth, sphingid, sphinx moth, hummingbird moth	Any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed