DEATH'S-HEAD MOTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does death's-head moth mean? 

• DEATH'S-HEAD MOTH (noun)
  The noun DEATH'S-HEAD MOTH has 1 sense:

1. European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull

  Familiarity information: DEATH'S-HEAD MOTH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEATH'S-HEAD MOTH (noun)

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Meaning:

European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Acherontia atropos; death's-head moth

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)