hawkmoth

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Alternative forms
- 1.2 Noun
  - 1.2.1 Translations

English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

hawk moth

Noun[edit]

hawkmoth ‎(plural hawkmoths)

(entomology) Any of several moths, of the family Sphingidae, that hover over flowers when sucking nectar through a long proboscis.

Translations[edit]

hawk moth — see hawk moth

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