sphingid
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Noun (1)
- any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feedSynonyms: hawkmothhawk mothsphinx mothhummingbird mothType of mothKinds Manduca quinquemaculata, Manduca sexta, death's-head mothMember of Sphingidae, family Sphingidae
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Sphin′gid noun
Zoology A sphinx.
Sphin′gid adjective
Of or pertaining to a sphinx, or the family Sphingidae.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54