1. large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tobacco and related plants; similar to tomato hornworm; [syn: tobacco hornworm, tomato worm, Manduca sexta]
2. moth whose larvae are tobacco hornworms;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Manduca sexta
n 1: large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on
tobacco and related plants; similar to tomato hornworm
[syn: tobacco hornworm, tomato worm, Manduca sexta]
2: moth whose larvae are tobacco hornworms