| 单词 | tomato sphinx |
| 释义 | > as lemmastomato sphinx tomato sphinx n. (more fully tomato sphinx moth) a large American hawkmoth with mottled grey wings and a yellow-spotted abdomen, Manduca quinquemaculata, whose larva is the tomato hornworm; also called five-spotted hawkmoth. ΚΠ 1857 Child's Friend 28 184 He was a tomato sphinx; not an eater of woodbine leaves, like this one. 1923 Amer. Midl. Naturalist 8 233 They [sc. the ruby-throated hummingbird] are popularly confused with the large Tomato Sphinx moth..when on the wing. 2011 R. Solski Moths & Butterflies: Grade 3 to 4 81 The Tomato Sphinx caterpillar grows to be 3 or 4 inches (8 cm to 10 cm) long. < as lemmas |
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