NOUN | animal | hawk moth, hawkmoth, sphingid, sphinx moth, hummingbird moth | any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed |
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Meaning | Any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed. | |
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Synonyms | hawkmoth, sphingid, sphinx moth, hummingbird moth | |
Member of | Sphingidae, family Sphingidae | hawkmoths |
Narrower | Manduca quinquemaculata | moth whose larvae are tomato hornworms |
Manduca sexta | moth whose larvae are tobacco hornworms | |
death's-head moth, Acherontia atropos | European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull | |
Broader | moth | typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae |
Spanish | esfíngido |
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