SPHINGIDAE


Meaning of SPHINGIDAE in English

-jəˌdē noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Sphing-, Sphinx, type genus + -idae

: a family of typically large heavy-bodied strong-flying moths with narrow elongated wings that comprise the hawkmoths

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