tobacco hornworm
noun
the larva of a hawk moth, Manduca sexta, having a hornlike structure at its posterior end and feeding on the leaves of tobacco and other plants of the nightshade family.
Also called
tobacco worm.
Origin of tobacco hornworm
First recorded in 1730–40
Words nearby tobacco hornworm
tob.,
tobacco,
tobacco beetle,
tobacco budworm,
tobacco heart,
tobacco hornworm,
tobacco mosaic,
tobacco mosaic virus,
tobacco road,
tobacconist,
tobago