| 单词 | sphinx moth |
| 释义 | sphinx moth (once / 193760 pages) n WORD FAMILY sphinx moth: sphinx moths USAGE EXAMPLESThe Virginia creeper sphinx moth looks like a delta-winged aircraft, camouflaged for action. Washington Post(Aug 22, 2016) Perhaps the most egregious example is Hawaii’s fabulous green sphinx moth. Washington Post(Feb 20, 2015) The white petals on a night-blooming cactus, Ms. Sifton said, attract not the morning bee but a night flyer, the sphinx moth. New York Times(Jan 28, 2015) 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, sphingid 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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