| 单词 | hawk moth |
| 释义 | hawk moth (once / 196989 pages) n WORD FAMILY hawk moth: hawk moths USAGE EXAMPLESA frustrated character is unwittingly converted to thematically appropriate super-powered badness by the interference of Hawk Moth, the supervillain of the piece. Los Angeles Times(Aug 27, 2016) The appearance of a death's head hawk moth in a candlelit room was considered a death omen in the Middle Ages. National Geographic(Aug 11, 2015) The plant can no longer reproduce on its own because its only pollinator was a certain type of hawk moth that is now extinct. BBC(Jul 08, 2015) n any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed Syn|Hypo|Hyper hawkmoth, hummingbird moth, sphingid, 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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