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hawkmoth

Noun
Japanese Meaning
Sphingidae科に属する蛾の一群。長い口吻を使い、花の蜜を吸う際に空中にホバリングする特徴を持つ。
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夕暮れ時、大きなスズメガが庭のフロックスの上を小さなヘリコプターのようにホバリングし、長い口吻を伸ばして花の蜜を吸っていた。

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(entomology) Any of several moths, of the family Sphingidae, that hover over flowers when sucking nectar through a long proboscis.

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At dusk, a large hawkmoth hovered like a tiny helicopter over the garden phlox, uncoiling its long proboscis to sip nectar from the blossoms.

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At dusk, a large hawkmoth hovered like a tiny helicopter over the garden phlox, uncoiling its long proboscis to sip nectar from the blossoms.

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