HyperDic: sphinx_moth

English > 1 sense of the expression sphinx moth:
NOUNanimalsphinx moth, hawkmoth, hawk moth, sphingid, hummingbird mothany of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed
English > sphinx moth: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningAny of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed.
Synonymshawkmoth, hawk moth, sphingid, hummingbird moth
Member ofSphingidae, family Sphingidaehawkmoths
NarrowerManduca quinquemaculatamoth whose larvae are tomato hornworms
Manduca sextamoth whose larvae are tobacco hornworms
death's-head moth, Acherontia atroposEuropean hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull
Broadermothtypically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
Spanishesfíngido

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