SPHINGID

hawkmoth, hawk moth, sphingid, sphinx moth, hummingbird moth

(noun) any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

sphingid (plural sphingids)

(entomology) Any of many hawk moths of the family Sphingidae

Adjective

sphingid (comparative more sphingid, superlative most sphingid)

Of or pertaining to these moths.

Source: Wiktionary


Sphin"gid, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A sphinx.

Sphin"gid, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to a sphinx, or the family Sphingidæ.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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