noun
1. large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tobacco and related plants; similar to tomato hornworm
• Syn: ↑tobacco hornworm, ↑tomato worm
• Hypernyms: ↑caterpillar
• Member Holonyms: ↑Manduca, ↑genus Manduca
2. moth whose larvae are tobacco hornworms
• Hypernyms: ↑hawkmoth, ↑hawk moth, ↑sphingid, ↑sphinx moth, ↑hummingbird moth
• Member Holonyms: ↑Manduca, ↑genus Manduca
Useful english dictionary. 2012.