| NOUN | animal | hummingbird moth, hawkmoth, hawk moth, sphingid, sphinx 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, hawk moth, sphingid, sphinx 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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