Meanings
nounwhite-lined sphinx (plural white-lined sphinxes)
plural white-lined sphinxes
- Hyles lineata, a species of large North American sphinx moths.
Origin
From white + lined + sphinx (“moth of family Sphingidae”).
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white-lined sphinx. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white-lined%20sphinx
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