HyperDic: family_sphingidae

English > 1 sense of the expression family Sphingidae:
NOUNanimalfamily Sphingidae, Sphingidaehawkmoths
English > family Sphingidae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninghawkmoths.
SynonymSphingidae
Member ofLepidoptera, order Lepidopteramoths and butterflies
MembersAcherontia, genus Acherontiadeath's-head moth
Manduca, genus Manducamoths whose larvae are tobacco hornworms or tomato hornworms
hawkmoth, hawk moth, sphingid, sphinx moth, hummingbird mothAny of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed
Broaderarthropod familyAny of the arthropods
Spanishesfíngidos, familia Sphingidae, Sphingidae
CatalanEsfíngid, esfíngids, Sphingidae

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