manduca sexta

English Thesaurus

1. moth whose larvae are tobacco hornworms (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	hawk moth, hawkmoth, hummingbird moth, sphingid, sphinx moth,
definition	:	any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	genus manduca, manduca,
definition	:	moths whose larvae are tobacco hornworms or tomato hornworms (noun.animal)

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

hypernym	:	caterpillar,
definition	:	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	genus manduca, manduca,
definition	:	moths whose larvae are tobacco hornworms or tomato hornworms (noun.animal)