noun
European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull
• Syn: ↑Acherontia atropos
• Hypernyms: ↑hawkmoth, ↑hawk moth, ↑sphingid, ↑sphinx moth, ↑hummingbird moth
• Member Holonyms: ↑Acherontia, ↑genus Acherontia
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noun : a very large dark European hawkmoth (Acherontia atropos) with markings resembling a human skull on the back of the thorax
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a European hawk moth, Acherontia atropos, having markings on the back of the thorax that resemble a human skull.
[1775-85]
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death's-head moth noun
A hawk moth with pale markings on the back of the thorax somewhat like a skull
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Main Entry: ↑death
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death's-head moth,
a large hawk moth with markings on the back of the thorax that resemble the figure of a skull.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.