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sphex |
sphigmometer |
sphincter |
sphincter ani |
sphincter muscle |
sphingid
| sphingidae
| sphingine
| sphinx
| sphinx moth
| sphragide
sphingid
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun sphingid has 1 sense
- 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
CIDE DICTIONARY
sphingid, n.
A sphinx. [1913 Webster]
sphingid, a.
Of or pertaining to a sphinx, or the family Sphingidæ . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
sphingid, n. any hawk moth of the family Sphingidae.
Etymology
as SPHINX + -ID(3)
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