sphingid

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noun

Any of many hawk moths of the family Sphingidae

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Meanings

nounsphingid (plural sphingids)

plural sphingids

  1. biologyAny of many hawk moths of the family Sphingidae
adjectivesphingid (comparative more sphingid, superlative most sphingid)

comparative more sphingid · superlative most sphingid

  1. Of or pertaining to these moths.

    There was a crescent eaten out of a vine leaf by a sphingid larva.

    1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin, published 2011, page 108

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed

Similar
hawkmothhawk mothsphinx mothhummingbird moth
Broader
moth
Also see
hawk mothhummingbird mothsphinx moth

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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MLA

“sphingid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphingid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sphingid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphingid.

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