tobacco hornworm

noun

The hornworm Manduca sexta.

Similar
tomato wormManduca sexta

Meanings

nountobacco hornworm (plural tobacco hornworms)

plural tobacco hornworms

  1. The hornworm Manduca sexta.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlarge green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tobacco and related plants; similar to tomato hornworm

Similar
tomato wormManduca sexta
Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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