hawk moth

See also: hawkmoth

English

Alternative forms

hawk-moth, hawkmoth

Noun

hawk moth (plural hawk moths)

Any moth of the family Sphingidae.

Synonyms

(moth in family Sphingidae): hornworm, sphinx moth

Derived terms

Translations

moth of the family Sphingidae

Bulgarian: вечерница f (večernica)
Finnish: kiitäjä (fi)
German: Schwärmer (de) m
Icelandic: svarmfiðrildi (is) n, svarmi (is) m

Navajo: iichʼąhii dinilzhiní
Russian: бра́жник (ru) m (brážnik)
Spanish: esfíngido m
Swedish: svärmare c

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