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Definition of sphingid in English: sphingidnoun ˈsfɪndʒɪdˈsfinjid Entomology A moth of the hawkmoth family (Sphingidae ). Example sentencesExamples - The terms Sesiinae and Sesiicae were rejected because the type genus of these taxa is not a sphingid.
- He inferred from this that both sphingids and hummingbirds are approaching the limit of aerodynamic performance for animals in their size range.
- Pittaway is a well travelled lepidopterist with a passion for sphingids.
- More than one half of the sphingids presented pollen from only one or two species of plants.
- The majority of species are active in the late evening or in the darkness of the night, and sphingids were assumed to use olfaction rather than vision to find and recognise flowers.
Origin Early 20th century: from modern Latin Sphingidae (plural), from Greek Sphinx (see sphinx). Definition of sphingid in US English: sphingidnounˈsfinjid Entomology A moth of the hawk moth family (Sphingidae). Example sentencesExamples - The terms Sesiinae and Sesiicae were rejected because the type genus of these taxa is not a sphingid.
- Pittaway is a well travelled lepidopterist with a passion for sphingids.
- The majority of species are active in the late evening or in the darkness of the night, and sphingids were assumed to use olfaction rather than vision to find and recognise flowers.
- More than one half of the sphingids presented pollen from only one or two species of plants.
- He inferred from this that both sphingids and hummingbirds are approaching the limit of aerodynamic performance for animals in their size range.
Origin Early 20th century: from modern Latin Sphingidae (plural), from Greek Sphinx (see sphinx). |