hawkmoth
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hawk moth
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English
1.1
Alternative forms
1.2
Etymology
1.3
Noun
1.3.1
Translations
English
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Alternative forms
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hawk moth
Etymology
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hawk
+
moth
Noun
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hawkmoth
(
plural
hawkmoths
)
(
entomology
)
Any of several
moths
, of the family
Sphingidae
, that
hover
over flowers when sucking
nectar
through a long
proboscis
.
Translations
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hawk moth
—
see
hawk moth
Categories
:
English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *keh₂p-
English compound words
English lemmas
English nouns
English countable nouns
en:Entomology
en:Sphinx moths
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