hummingbird moth
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) US another name for the hawk moth
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| Noun | 1. |  hummingbird moth - any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feedmoth - typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae family Sphingidae, Sphingidae - hawkmoths Manduca sexta - moth whose larvae are tobacco hornworms Manduca quinquemaculata - moth whose larvae are tomato hornworms Acherontia atropos, death's-head moth - European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull |
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