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HAWKMOTH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hawkmoth mean?
• HAWKMOTH (noun)
The noun HAWKMOTH has 1 sense:
1. any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed
Familiarity information: HAWKMOTH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
hawk moth; hawkmoth; hummingbird moth; sphingid; sphinx moth
Hypernyms ("hawkmoth" 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 "hawkmoth"):
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 ("hawkmoth" is a member of...):
family Sphingidae; Sphingidae (hawkmoths)
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