English noun: hummingbird moth | |||
| 1. | hummingbird moth (animal) any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed | ||
| Synonyms | hawk moth, hawkmoth, sphingid, sphinx moth | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | moth | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Acherontia atropos, death's-head moth, Manduca quinquemaculata, Manduca sexta | ||
| Member meronym | family Sphingidae, Sphingidae | ||