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sphingid

sphingid noun: any of many hawk moths of the family Sphingidae.

Noun

sphingid (plural sphingids)

  1. Any of many hawk moths of the family Sphingidae

Adjective

sphingid (comparative more sphingid, superlative most sphingid)

  1. Of or pertaining to these moths.
    • There was a crescent eaten out of a vine leaf by a sphingid larva.1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin, published 2011, page 108

Forms of sphingid

Noun
pluralsphingids
Adjective
comparativemore sphingid
superlativemost sphingid

Questions about sphingid

What does sphingid mean?
Sphingid means any of many hawk moths of the family Sphingidae.
What part of speech is sphingid?
Sphingid can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of sphingid?
The plural of sphingid is sphingids.

Words near sphingid in the dictionary

  1. sphingadienine
  2. sphinganine
  3. sphinganines
  4. sphinges
  5. sphingian
  6. sphingid
  7. sphingids
  8. sphingine
  9. sphingines
  10. sphingobacteria
  11. sphingobacterial

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