DEATH'S-HEAD MOTH

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Meaning:

European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull

Synonyms:

Acherontia atropos; death's-head moth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("death's-head moth" 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 ("death's-head moth" is a member of...):

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

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