单词 | hawkmoth |
释义 | hawkmoth (once / 695254 pages) n WORD FAMILY hawkmoth: hawkmoths USAGE EXAMPLESAt night, abundant small insects included midges and other flies, while medium-sized ones includes lacewings and large ones included noctuid moths and hawkmoths. Reuters(Dec 22, 2016) Getting food can be tough for all sorts of animals, but the hawkmoth has a particular challenge. New York Times(Jun 15, 2015) To make the discovery, researchers put hawkmoths in front of robotic flowers in low light. The Verge(Jun 11, 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, 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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