hawkmoth (n)
hawk moth (n)
sphingid (n)
sphinx moth (n)
hummingbird moth (n)

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type n
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def any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed
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Hypernym moth
Member holonym Sphingidae, family Sphingidae
Hyponym Manduca sexta; Manduca quinquemaculata; death's-head moth, Acherontia atropos
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Hyponym moth
Member meronym Sphingidae, family Sphingidae
Hypernym Manduca sexta; Manduca quinquemaculata; death's-head moth, Acherontia atropos

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