sphingid

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

sphingid
    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

Sphingid \Sphin"gid\, n. (Zool.)
   A sphinx.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sphingid \Sphin"gid\, a.
   Of or pertaining to a sphinx, or the family {Sphingidae}.
   [1913 Webster]

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