English - Turkish
Definition of hawk-moth in English Turkish dictionary
- şahin güve
- eyed hawk moth
- akşam tavus kelebeği
- oak hawk moth
- meşe kene
- silver-striped hawk-moth
- gümüş çizgili şahin güve
- hawk moth
- sphinx kelebeği
- hawk moth
- kene
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English - English
Definition of hawk-moth in English English dictionary
- Any moth of the family Sphingidae
- hawkmoth
- Any of several moths, of the family Sphingidae, that hover over flowers when sucking nectar through a long proboscis
- hawk moth
- The larvæ are large, hairless caterpillars ornamented with green and other bright colors, and often with a caudal spine
- hawk moth
- any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed
- hawk moth
- or sphinx moth Any moth of the lepidopteran family Sphingidae. Found worldwide, these stout-bodied moths have long, narrow forewings and shorter hind wings, with wingspans ranging from 2 to 8 in. (5-20 cm). Many species pollinate flowers while sucking nectar; the proboscis of some species is up to 13 in. (32.5 cm) long. Some hawk moths migrate. The larvae, which are smooth and have a dorsal "horn," are called hornworms; larvae of two North American species the tobacco, or southern, hornworm, and the tomato, or northern, hornworm attack tomato, tobacco, and potato crops
- hawk moth
- They are large, handsome moths, which fly mostly at twilight and hover about flowers like a humming bird, sucking the honey by means of a long, slender proboscis
- hawk moth
- See Sphinx, also Tobacco worm, and Tomato worm
- hawk moth
- Any moth of the family Sphingidæ, of which there are numerous genera and species
- hawkmoth
- {i} type of moth that can fly quickly and can hover in one location while drinking nectar
- hawkmoth
- any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed