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English noun: Manduca sexta

1. Manduca sexta (animal) large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tobacco and related plants; similar to tomato hornworm


Synonymstobacco hornworm, tomato worm


Broader (hypernym)caterpillar


Member meronymgenus Manduca, Manduca

2. Manduca sexta (animal) moth whose larvae are tobacco hornworms


Broader (hypernym)hawk moth, hawkmoth, hummingbird moth, sphingid, sphinx moth


Member meronymgenus Manduca, Manduca









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