protoparce

protoparce
\\ˌprōd.əˈpärsē\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from prot- + -parce (perhaps from Latin parcus sparing, frugal) — more at parsimony
: a genus of New World hawkmoths with larvae that are hornworms — see tobacco hornworm, tomato hornworm

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