sphingid

[ sfin-jid ]

/ ˈsfɪn dʒɪd /

noun

hawk moth.

Origin of sphingid

1905–10; <New Latin Sphingidae family name, equivalent to sphing- (stem of Sphinx type genus) + -idae-idae; see -id²

Words nearby sphingid

sphincter muscle of urethra, sphincter muscle of urinary bladder, sphincterolysis, sphincteroplasty, sphincterotomy, sphingid, sphingolipid, sphingolipidosis, sphingomyelin, sphingomyelin lipidosis, sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase

Example sentences from the Web for sphingid

It is well known that the Sphingid rarely breed when thus treated.
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Darwin
The head is greyer than the body; the usual Sphingid horn is absent, and in its place there is a double wart.
The Moths of the British Isles, First Series|Richard South
Wallace, Dr., on the sterility of Sphingid hatched in autumn, ii.
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Darwin
Newman, E., sterility of Sphingid under certain conditions, ii.
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Darwin

The caterpillars of the Sphingid are known to behave themselves in different manners when attacked.
Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2)|August Weismann

单词	sphingid
释义	sphingid [ sfin-jid ] / ˈsfɪn dʒɪd / noun hawk moth. Origin of sphingid 1905–10; <New Latin Sphingidae family name, equivalent to sphing- (stem of Sphinx type genus) + -idae-idae; see -id² Words nearby sphingid sphincter muscle of urethra, sphincter muscle of urinary bladder, sphincterolysis, sphincteroplasty, sphincterotomy, sphingid, sphingolipid, sphingolipidosis, sphingomyelin, sphingomyelin lipidosis, sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sphingid It is well known that the Sphingid rarely breed when thus treated. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2)\|Charles Darwin The head is greyer than the body; the usual Sphingid horn is absent, and in its place there is a double wart. The Moths of the British Isles, First Series\|Richard South Wallace, Dr., on the sterility of Sphingid hatched in autumn, ii. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2)\|Charles Darwin Newman, E., sterility of Sphingid under certain conditions, ii. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2)\|Charles Darwin The caterpillars of the Sphingid are known to behave themselves in different manners when attacked. Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2)\|August Weismann
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