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Sphingidae

noun

hawkmoths

• Syn: ↑family Sphingidae

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Lepidoptera, ↑order Lepidoptera

• Member Meronyms:

↑hawkmoth, ↑hawk moth, ↑sphingid, ↑sphinx moth, ↑hummingbird moth, ↑Manduca, ↑genus Manduca, ↑Acherontia, ↑genus Acherontia

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\\-jəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Sphing-, Sphinx, type genus + -idae

: a family of typically large heavy-bodied strong-flying moths with narrow elongated wings that comprise the hawkmoths

Useful english dictionary. 2012.