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Noun: death's-head moth
  1. European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull
    - Acherontia atropos

Derived forms: death's-head moths

Type of: hawk moth, hawkmoth, hummingbird moth, sphingid, sphinx moth

Part of: Acherontia, genus Acherontia

Encyclopedia: Death's-head moth