hummingbird moth

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

hummingbird moth
    n 1: any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of
         powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed [syn:
         {hawkmoth}, {hawk moth}, {sphingid}, {sphinx moth},
         {hummingbird moth}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Humming \Hum"ming\, n.
   A sound like that made by bees; a low, murmuring sound; a
   hum.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Hummingale}, lively or strong ale. --Dryden.

   {Humming-bird moth} (Zool.), a hawk moth. See {Hawk moth},
      under {Hawk}, the bird.
      [1913 Webster] hummingbird