Associations to the word «Sphingidae»

Wiktionary

SPHINGIDAE, proper noun. A taxonomic family within the superfamily Bombycoidea   — moths, commonly referred to as hawk moths, sphinx moth, and hornworms.

Dictionary definition

SPHINGIDAE, noun. Hawkmoths.

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.
William Butler Yeats