About The Word Sphingid
Learn about the word Sphingid to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Sphingid definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Sphingid
| Sphingid Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Sphingid?
[n] any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed
Synonyms | Synonyms for Sphingid: hawk moth | hawkmoth | hummingbird moth | sphinx moth Related Terms | Find terms related to Sphingid: See Also | Acherontia atropos | death's-head moth | family Sphingidae | Manduca quinquemaculata | Manduca sexta | moth | Sphingidae Sphingid In Webster's Dictionary \Sphin"gid\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A sphinx.
\Sphin"gid\, a. Of or pertaining to a sphinx, or the family {Sphingid[ae]}. |
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Deer hunt ‐ hunting deer
- Gently ‐ with little weight or force; "she kissed him lightly on the forehead"…
- Carry ‐ the act of carrying something [v] be pregnant with; "She is bearing…
- Age class ‐ people in the same…
- White thistle ‐ spiny shrub with silvery-scurfy foliage of alkaline plains of…
- Electrocute ‐ kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair; "The serial…
- Threadleaf groundsel ‐ bluish-green bushy leafy plant covered with close white wool…
- Bargeman ‐ someone who…
- Dabbler ‐ any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and…
- Thrasher ‐ large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to…