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Definition of Genus Manduca
1. Noun. Moths whose larvae are tobacco hornworms or tomato hornworms.
Exact synonyms: Manduca
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Family Sphingidae, Sphingidae
Member holonyms: Manduca Sexta, Manduca Sexta, Tobacco Hornworm, Tomato Worm, Manduca Quinquemaculata
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Family Sphingidae, Sphingidae
Member holonyms: Manduca Sexta, Manduca Sexta, Tobacco Hornworm, Tomato Worm, Manduca Quinquemaculata
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Manduca
Literary usage of Genus Manduca
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Natural History of the British Lepidoptera: A Text-book for Students and by James William Tutt (1904)
"We restrict the tribe to one genus, Manduca. Grote considers (Ent. Rec., vi., p.
233) that the tribe appears, from all the characters, ..."