Usually means: Moth species, known for pollination.
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  1. hawkmoth: Merriam-Webster
  2. hawkmoth: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. hawkmoth: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. hawkmoth: Vocabulary.com
  5. hawkmoth: Wordnik
  6. hawkmoth: Wiktionary
  7. hawkmoth: Dictionary.com
  8. Hawkmoth: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. hawkmoth: Rhymezone
  10. hawkmoth: FreeDictionary.org
  11. hawkmoth: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. hawkmoth: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (hawkmoth)

▸ noun:  (entomology) Any of several moths, of the family Sphingidae, that hover over flowers when sucking nectar through a long proboscis.

Similar:
sphinx moth, hummingbird moth, hawk moth, sphingid, hummingbird hawkmoth, hoverfly, bee moth, ghost moth, swift moth, hummingbird, more...

Opposite:
dovemonth, butterfly, mothball

Phrases:
hummingbird hawkmoth, death's-head hawkmoth, more...

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Similar:
sphinx moth, hummingbird moth, hawk moth, sphingid, hummingbird hawkmoth, hoverfly, bee moth, ghost moth, swift moth, hummingbird, more...

Opposite:
dovemonth, butterfly, mothball

Phrases:
hummingbird hawkmoth, death's-head hawkmoth, more...



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