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Definition of Sphingid
1. Noun. Any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed.
Generic synonyms: Moth
Group relationships: Family Sphingidae, Sphingidae
Specialized synonyms: Manduca Sexta, Manduca Quinquemaculata, Acherontia Atropos, Death's-head Moth
Definition of Sphingid
1. n. A sphinx.
2. a. Of or pertaining to a sphinx, or the family Sphingidæ.
Definition of Sphingid
1. Noun. (biology) Any of many hawk moths of the family ''Sphingidae'' ¹
2. Adjective. Of or pertaining to these moths. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sphingid
1. the hawkmoth [n -S] - See also: hawkmoth
Medical Definition of Sphingid
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Sphingid
Literary usage of Sphingid
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)
"I brought the pupa to Paris, and, on July l8th, 1826, after a year, all but 4
days, there emerged a very fine sphingid, which, in colour and markings, ..."
2. A Natural History of the British Lepidoptera: A Text-book for Students and by James William Tutt (1902)
"In the early stages of the sphingid larva, however, we find an amazing difference
... The newly-hatched sphingid larva has, in its most generalised form, ..."
3. Monograph of the Bombycine Moths of North America: Including Their by Alpheus Spring Packard, Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell (1905)
"Also sphingid larva; have no specialized lateral or submedian spines ... In the
very interesting larva of the South African sphingid, ..."
4. A Natural History of the British Lepidoptera: A Text-book for Students and by James William Tutt (1906)
"\Ve simply note, therefore, the actual sphingid hybrids that have so far been
... 448-459) the best-known, and most frequently bred of all the sphingid ..."
5. Insect Life by Division of Entomology, United States Bureau of Entomology (1890)
"... imported Rose Saw-fly—Testimonal to Mr. Koebele —A Paradox—A rare sphingid—A
new Apple Pest—American Vines in France and the Phylloxera—Anew Australian ..."
6. Proceedings by Nebraska, Nebraska State Board of Agriculture, State Board of Agriculture (1894)
"The large "hawk-moths" that are the parents of "tobacco-worms" belong to the
family sphingid^E. These insects can at once be recognized by referring to the ..."
7. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1899)
"On the 2 2nd I noticed a large sphingid hovering ... I have never taken this
species at light, nor any other sphingid at sugar. ..."
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