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Sphingid

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hawk mothnounAny moth of the family Sphingidae.
hawkmothnounAlternative form of hawk moth. [Any moth of the family Sphingidae.]
sphinx mothnounA moth of the family Sphingidae; a hawk moth.
hummingbird mothnounAny of the genus Hemaris of sphinx moths.

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sphinx mothnounA moth of the family Sphingidae; a hawk moth.
hawk mothnounAny moth of the family Sphingidae.
hawkmothnounAlternative form of hawk moth. [Any moth of the family Sphingidae.]
hummingbird mothnounAny of the genus Hemaris of sphinx moths.
mothsnounAny flying insect of the order Lepidoptera not in the superfamily Papilionoidea, most species of which are nocturnal and can be distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.
sphaeritidnoun(zoology) Any beetle in the family Sphaeritidae.
swift mothnounAny moth of the family Hepialidae.
sphaeroceridnoun(zoology) Any the family Sphaeroceridae of flies.
sphaerocerinenounAny fly of the subfamily Sphaerocerinae
satellite sphinxnounEumorpha satellitia, a moth of the family Sphingidae.
hummingbird hawkmothnounAny of various sphingid moths of the genus Macroglossum, especially Macroglossum stellatarum, which, like hummingbirds, hover in front of flowers to feed.
flower mothnounAny of various moths that conspicuously feed on or are pests of flowers, including, among many:
nessus sphinxnounAmphion floridensis, a day-flying sphingid moth.
sphecidnounA wasp in the Sphecidae family.
privet hawk mothnounSphinx ligustri, a moth found in most of the Palearctic ecozone.
scythrididnoun(zoology) Any moth in the family Scythrididae.
hornwormnounA caterpillar of a hawk moth that has a hornlike tail process.
sphinxnoun(mythology) A creature with the head of a person and the body of an animal, commonly a lion.
syrphidnounAny species of the hoverfly family Syrphidae.
sesioidnounAny moth of the superfamily Sesioidea

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