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Noun: sphinx moth
  1. Any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed
    - hawkmoth, hawk moth, sphingid, hummingbird moth

Derived forms: sphinx moths

Type of: moth

Part of: family Sphingidae, Sphingidae

Encyclopedia: Sphinx moth

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spherulite
spherulitic
sphincter
sphincter ani
sphincter muscle
sphingid
Sphingidae
sphingine
sphinx
Sphinx
sphinx moth
sphragistics
sphygmograph
sphygmomanometer
Sphyraena
Sphyraena barracuda
Sphyraenidae
Sphyrapicus
Sphyrapicus varius
Sphyrapicus varius ruber
Sphyrna