| 单词 | sphingid |
| 释义 | sphingid (once / 909178 pages) n WORD FAMILY sphingid USAGE EXAMPLESTheir antenn�, like those of the Sphingid�, are thickest beyond the middle, and those of the males are slightly ciliated or hairy. Furneaux, William S., Butterflies and Moths—(British)(2010) It is well known that the Sphingid� rarely breed when thus treated. Darwin, Charles, The Variation of Animals and Plants...(2010) It has the long slender wings of the Sphingid moths, and in grace and tirelessness of flight resembles Celeus, the swallow of the moth family. Stratton-Porter, Gene, Moths of the Limberlost(2010) n any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed Syn|Hypo|Hyper hawk moth, hawkmoth, hummingbird moth, sphinx moth Manduca sexta moth whose larvae are tobacco hornworms Manduca quinquemaculatamoth whose larvae are tomato hornworms Acherontia atropos, death's-head mothEuropean hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull moth typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae |
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