sphingid

WORDNET DICTIONARY

sphingid(n = noun.animal) hawk moth, hawkmoth, hummingbird moth, sphinx moth - any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed; Array

is a kind of moth

is a member of family sphingidae, sphingidae

has particulars: manduca sexta, manduca quinquemaculata, acherontia atropos, death's-head moth

sphingid, n.

A sphinx. [1913 Webster]

sphingid, a.

Of or pertaining to a sphinx, or the family Sphingidæ. [1913 Webster]

sphingid, n. any hawk moth of the family Sphingidae.

Etymology

as SPHINX + -ID(3)

For further exploring for "sphingid" in Webster Dictionary Online