sphinx moth

English

Noun

sphinx moth (plural sphinx moths)

1. A moth of the family Sphingidae; a hawk moth.
   • 2018 April 22, Oliver Milman, The Guardian:

     A sphinx moth, a species with a wingspan as much as 5in across, was reported by a baffled resident as being some sort of bird.

Hypernyms

• bombycoid

Hyponyms

• macroglossine
• smerinthine
• sphingine

Translations

hawk moth — see hawk moth