sphingid

[ sfin-jid ]

noun

1. hawk moth.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sphingid¹

1905–10; < New Latin Sphingidae family name, equivalent to sphing- (stem of Sphinx type genus) + -idae -idae; -id ²

Example Sentences

Their antenn�, like those of the Sphingid�, are thickest beyond the middle, and those of the males are slightly ciliated or hairy.

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The larv� of the Sphingid� are large and smooth, and most of them have a horn projecting from the top of the last segment but one.

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Wallace, Dr., on the sterility of Sphingid� hatched in autumn, ii.

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Newman, E., sterility of Sphingid� under certain conditions, ii.

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Sphingid�, sterility of, in captivity, ii.

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