sphinx moth

noun

hawk moth.

Origin of sphinx moth

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby sphinx moth

sphingomyelin, sphingomyelin lipidosis, sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase, sphingosine, sphinx, sphinx moth, sphinxlike, sphragistic, sphragistics, sphygmic, sphygmic interval

Example sentences from the Web for sphinx moth

  • Here is one which presents a pair of tiny clubs to the sphinx-moth at its threshold, gluing them to its bulging eyes.

    My Studio Neighbors |William Hamilton Gibson

British Dictionary definitions for sphinx moth

sphinx moth

noun

US and Canadian another name for the hawk moth