• Any moth of the family Sphingidae, of which there are numerous genera and species. They are large, handsome moths, which fly mostly at twilight and hover about flowers like a humming bird, sucking the honey by means of a long, slender proboscis. The larvae are large, hairless caterpillars ornamented with green and other bright colors, and......
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any of a group of sleek-looking moths (order Lepidoptera) that are named for their hovering, swift flight patterns. These moths have stout, ... [5 related articles]
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<zoology> Any moth of the family Sphingidae, of which there are numerous genera and species. ... They are large, handsome moths, which fly mostly at twilight and hover about flowers like a humming bird, sucking the honey by means of a long, slender proboscis. The larvae are large, hairless caterpillars ornamented with green and other bright c...
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Hawk' moth` (mŏth`; 115).
(Zoology) Any moth of the family
Sphingidæ , of which there are numerous genera and species. They are large, handsome moths, which fly mostly at twilight and hover about flowers like a humming bird, sucking the honey by means of a long, slender proboscis. The larvæ are large, hairl...
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The Hawk-moth is one of the sphinx moths, so called from its hovering motion which resembles that of a hawk.
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Any member of a family of moths with more than 1,000 species distributed throughout the world, but found mainly in tropical regions. Some South American hawk moths closely resemble hummingbirds. (Family Sphingidae.)
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