Associations to the word «Hawkmoth»
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Wiktionary
HAWKMOTH, noun. (entomology) Any of several moths, of the family Sphingidae, that hover over flowers when sucking nectar through a long proboscis.
Dictionary definition
HAWKMOTH, noun. Any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.