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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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