- sphinx moth
- noun Date: 1839 hawk moth
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sphinx moth
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Sphinx moth — Sphinx Sphinx, n. [L., from Gr. sfi gx, usually derived from sfi ggein to bind tight or together, as if the Throttler.] 1. (a) In Egyptian art, an image of granite or porphyry, having a human head, or the head of a ram or of a hawk, upon the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sphinx (moth) — Sphinx Sphinx ligustri Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
sphinx moth — sphinx′ moth n. ent hawk moth • Etymology: 1830–40 … From formal English to slang
sphinx moth — noun any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed • Syn: ↑hawkmoth, ↑hawk moth, ↑sphingid, ↑hummingbird moth • Hypernyms: ↑moth • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sphinx moth. — See hawk moth. [1830 40] * * * … Universalium
sphinx moth — /ˈsfɪŋks mɒθ/ (say sfingks moth) noun → hawkmoth …
sphinx moth. — See hawk moth. [1830 40] … Useful english dictionary
Fabulous Green Sphinx Moth — Conservation status Endangered (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification K … Wikipedia
Prairie Sphinx Moth — Taxobox name = Prairie Sphinx Moth status = CR | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera familia = Sphingidae genus = Euproserpinus species = E. wiesti binomial = Euproserpinus wiesti… … Wikipedia
Sphinx — Sphinx, n. [L., from Gr. sfi gx, usually derived from sfi ggein to bind tight or together, as if the Throttler.] 1. (a) In Egyptian art, an image of granite or porphyry, having a human head, or the head of a ram or of a hawk, upon the wingless… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
