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    ACHERONTIA ATROPOS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skullplay

    Synonyms:

    Acherontia atropos; death's-head moth

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("Acherontia atropos" is a kind of...):

    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)

    Holonyms ("Acherontia atropos" is a member of...):

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

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