sphingid
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sphingid
1905–10; < New Latin Sphingidae family name, equivalent to sphing- (stem of Sphinx type genus) + -idae -idae; -id 2
Example Sentences
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The larv� of the Sphingid� are large and smooth, and most of them have a horn projecting from the top of the last segment but one.
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Their antenn�, like those of the Sphingid�, are thickest beyond the middle, and those of the males are slightly ciliated or hairy.
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Newman, E., sterility of Sphingid� under certain conditions, ii.
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It is well known that the Sphingid� rarely breed when thus treated.
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Sphingid�, sterility of, in captivity, ii.
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