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SPHINX MOTH

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed

Synonyms:

hawk moth; hawkmoth; hummingbird moth; sphingid; sphinx moth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("sphinx moth" is a kind of...):

moth (typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sphinx moth"):

Manduca sexta (moth whose larvae are tobacco hornworms)

Manduca quinquemaculata (moth whose larvae are tomato hornworms)

Acherontia atropos; death's-head moth (European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull)

Holonyms ("sphinx moth" is a member of...):

family Sphingidae; Sphingidae (hawkmoths)

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