sphingid
American
[sfin-jid]
/ ˈsfɪn dʒɪd /
noun
Etymology
Origin of sphingid
1905–10; < New Latin Sphingidae family name, equivalent to sphing- (stem of Sphinx type genus) + -idae -idae; see -id 2
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