An insect belonging to the lepidopterous genus Sphinx or to the family represented by this, so called from the attitude frequently assumed by the…
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| 释义 | the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Sphingidae > member of (sphinx moth) (5) Sphinx1753 An insect belonging to the lepidopterous genus Sphinx or to the family represented by this, so called from the attitude frequently assumed by the… hawkmoth1785 A moth of the family Sphingidæ or Sphingina; a sphinx-moth; so called from their manner of flight, which resembles the hovering and darting of a hawk. sphinx moth1839 = sense 4. sphingid1912 A hawkmoth of the family Sphingidæ. Subcategories:— larva (1) |
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