What does "sphingid" mean?

Any of many hawk moths of the family Sphingidae

Sphingid

Common synonyms include: hawkmoth, hawk moth, hawkmoth related, hawkmothlike, hummingbird moth, sphingid moth.

adj, noun

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Noun

1
Any of many hawk moths of the family Sphingidae
2
any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed wordnet

Adjective

1
Of or pertaining to these moths.
"There was a crescent eaten out of a vine leaf by a sphingid larva."

"There was a crescent eaten out of a vine leaf by a sphingid larva."