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MANDUCA QUINQUEMACULATA

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Moth whose larvae are tomato hornworms

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Manduca quinquemaculata" 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 ("Manduca quinquemaculata" is a member of...):

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tomato and potato plants; similar to tobacco hornworm

Synonyms:

Manduca quinquemaculata; potato worm; tomato hornworm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Manduca quinquemaculata" is a kind of...):

caterpillar (a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth)

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