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SPHINGIDAE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hawkmoths

Synonyms:

family Sphingidae; Sphingidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Sphingidae" is a kind of...):

arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Sphingidae"):

hawk moth; hawkmoth; hummingbird moth; sphingid; sphinx moth (any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed)

genus Manduca; Manduca (moths whose larvae are tobacco hornworms or tomato hornworms)

Acherontia; genus Acherontia (death's-head moth)

Holonyms ("Sphingidae" is a member of...):

Lepidoptera; order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies)

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