sphin|gid

sphin|gid
sphin|gid «SFIHN jihd», noun, adjective.
–n.
any moth of a group including the sphinx, sphinx moth, or hawk moth.
–adj.
of or belonging to this group.
[< New Latin Sphingidae the family name < Latin sphinx; see etym. under Sphinx (Cf.Sphinx)]

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  • gid — al·gid; cap·ri·mul·gid; co·ni·op·ter·y·gid; en·er·gid; fri·gid·i·ty; ful·gid; gid; gid·dap; gid·di·fy; gid·di·ly; gid·di·ness; gid·e·on; gid·gee; la·gid·i·um; mag·gid; na·gid; phal·an·gid·ea; phal·an·gid·e·an; py·gid·i·al; py·gid·i·um;… …   English syllables

  • sphingid — sphin·gid …   English syllables

  • sphingid — sphin•gid [[t]ˈsfɪn dʒɪd[/t]] n. ent hawk moth • Etymology: 1905–10; < NL Sphingidae family name, der. of Sphing , s. of Sphinx a genus (L: sphinx) …   From formal English to slang

  • Sphingid — Sphin gid, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A sphinx. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sphingid — Sphin gid, a. Of or pertaining to a sphinx, or the family {Sphingid[ae]}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • -dac·ty·ly; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

  • -dac·tyl·ism; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

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