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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 feedplay

    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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