'Sphingid' definitions:
Definition of 'sphingid'
(from WordNet)
noun
Any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed [syn: hawkmoth, hawk moth, sphingid, sphinx moth, hummingbird moth]
Definition of 'Sphingid'
From: GCIDE
- Sphingid \Sphin"gid\, n. (Zool.) A sphinx. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Sphingid'
From: GCIDE
- Sphingid \Sphin"gid\, a. Of or pertaining to a sphinx, or the family Sphingidae. [1913 Webster]