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SPHINGIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Sphingidae mean?
• SPHINGIDAE (noun)
The noun SPHINGIDAE has 1 sense:
1. hawkmoths
Familiarity information: SPHINGIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hawkmoths
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
family Sphingidae; Sphingidae
Hypernyms ("Sphingidae" is a kind of...):
arthropod family (any of the arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Sphingidae"):
hawk moth; hawkmoth; hummingbird moth; sphingid; sphinx moth (any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed)
genus Manduca; Manduca (moths whose larvae are tobacco hornworms or tomato hornworms)
Acherontia; genus Acherontia (death's-head moth)
Holonyms ("Sphingidae" is a member of...):
Lepidoptera; order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies)
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