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sphinx moth

sphinx moth noun: a moth of the family Sphingidae; a hawk moth.

Noun

sphinx moth (plural sphinx moths)

  1. A moth of the family Sphingidae; a hawk moth.
    • A sphinx moth, a species with a wingspan as much as 5in across, was reported by a baffled resident as being some sort of bird.2018 April 22, Oliver Milman, The Guardian

sphinx moth meaning in Tamil

sphinx moth in Tamil

கொம்புப்புழு, எள்கொம்புப் புழு

Forms of sphinx moth

pluralsphinx moths

Questions about sphinx moth

What does sphinx moth mean?
Sphinx moth means a moth of the family Sphingidae; a hawk moth.
What is sphinx moth in Tamil?
Sphinx moth in Tamil is கொம்புப்புழு, எள்கொம்புப் புழு. See Sphinx moth meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sphinx moth?
Sphinx moth is a noun.
What is the plural of sphinx moth?
The plural of sphinx moth is sphinx moths.

Words near sphinx moth in the dictionary

  1. sphingosines
  2. sphingosinokinase
  3. sphingosyl
  4. sphingosylphosphorylcholine
  5. sphinx
  6. sphinx moth
  7. sphinx moths
  8. sphinxed
  9. sphinxes
  10. sphinxian
  11. sphinxing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sphinx moth (page history and authors); sphinx moth (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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