noun
any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed
• Syn: ↑hawkmoth, ↑hawk moth, ↑sphingid, ↑hummingbird moth
• Hypernyms: ↑moth
• Hyponyms: ↑Manduca sexta, ↑Manduca quinquemaculata, ↑death's-head moth, ↑Acherontia atropos
• Member Holonyms: ↑Sphingidae, ↑family Sphingidae
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noun : hawkmoth
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sphinx moth noun (N American)
The hawk moth
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Main Entry: ↑Sphinx
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sphinx moth,
= hawk moth. (Cf. ↑hawk moth)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.