hawk moth
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hawk moth
noun hawk moths · hawk-moth · hawkmoth
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Any moth of the family Sphingidae.
Outside, the crickets and the tree-frogs started to zing and tinkle and the great hawkmoths came to the wire-netting across the windows and clutched it, gazing with trembling ecstasy at the two oil lamps that hung from the cross-beams inside.
Similar: sphinx moth, hornworm
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Talk about this word "hawk moth." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hawk%20moth. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hawk moth. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hawk%20moth "hawk moth." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hawk%20moth.Cite this
@misc{hawk_moth_2026,
title = {hawk moth},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hawk%20moth},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
