"hawk moth" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hawk moths [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hawk moth (plural hawk moths)
  1. Any moth of the family Sphingidae. Wikipedia link: hawk moth Categories (lifeform): Sphinx moths Synonyms: hawk-moth, hawkmoth Synonyms (moth in family Sphingidae): sphinx moth, hornworm (english: caterpillar) Derived forms: bee hawk moth (taxonomic: Hemaris spp.), death's head hawk moth (taxonomic: Acherontia spp.), elephant hawk moth (taxonomic: Deilephila elpenor), hummingbird hawk moth (taxonomic: Macroglossum stellatarum), lime hawk moth (taxonomic: Mimas tiliae), poplar hawk moth (taxonomic: Laothoe populi), privet hawk moth (taxonomic: Sphinx ligustri), unicorn hawk moth (alt: Coelodasys unicornis), vine hawk moth (taxonomic: Hippotion celerio), white-edged hunter hawkmoth (taxonomic: Theretra lycetus) Translations (moth of the family Sphingidae): вечерница (večernica) [feminine] (Bulgarian), borinot [masculine] (Catalan), kiitäjä (Finnish), Schwärmer [masculine] (German), רַפְרָף (rafráf) [masculine] (Hebrew), svarmfiðrildi [neuter] (Icelandic), svarmi [masculine] (Icelandic), conach [masculine] (Irish), sfinge [feminine] (Italian), iichʼąhii dinilzhiní (Navajo), бра́жник (brážnik) [masculine] (Russian), esfíngido [masculine] (Spanish), svärmare [common-gender] (Swedish), gwalchwyfyn [masculine] (Welsh)

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