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

Derived forms: hawk moths, hawkmoths

Type of: moth

Part of: family Sphingidae, Sphingidae

Encyclopedia: Hawkmoth

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