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tobacco hornworm

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noun

  1. 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.

Etymology

Origin of tobacco hornworm

First recorded in 1730–40

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Encouraging results have been obtained with the Hessian fly and the tobacco hornworm.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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