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hawk moth

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any moth of the family Sphingidae.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hawkmoth, sphingid, sphinx moth, hummingbird moth

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: moth

Narrower terms: Manduca sexta, Manduca quinquemaculata, death's-head moth, Acherontia atropos

History

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: вечерница (večernica) — moth of the family Sphingidae
  • Catalan: borinot — moth of the family Sphingidae
  • Chinese Mandarin: 天蛾 (tiān'é) — moth of the family Sphingidae
  • Finnish: kiitäjä — moth of the family Sphingidae
  • German: Schwärmer — moth of the family Sphingidae
  • Hebrew: רַפְרָף (rafráf) — moth of the family Sphingidae
  • Icelandic: svarmfiðrildi — moth of the family Sphingidae
  • Icelandic: svarmi — moth of the family Sphingidae
  • Irish: conach — moth of the family Sphingidae
  • Italian: sfinge — moth of the family Sphingidae
  • Japanese: 雀蛾 (suzumega) — moth of the family Sphingidae
  • Macedonian: самрачник (samračnik) — moth of the family Sphingidae
  • Navajo: iichʼąhii dinilzhiní — moth of the family Sphingidae
  • Polish: zawisak — moth of the family Sphingidae
  • Russian: бра́жник (brážnik) — moth of the family Sphingidae
  • Spanish: esfíngido — moth of the family Sphingidae
  • Swedish: svärmare — moth of the family Sphingidae
  • Welsh: gwalchwyfyn — moth of the family Sphingidae