Manduca sexta

Manduca sexta
noun
1. large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tobacco and related plants; similar to tomato hornworm
Hypernyms: ↑caterpillar
Member Holonyms: ↑Manduca, ↑genus Manduca
2. moth whose larvae are tobacco hornworms
Hypernyms: ↑hawkmoth, ↑hawk moth, ↑sphingid, ↑sphinx moth, ↑hummingbird moth
Member Holonyms: ↑Manduca, ↑genus Manduca

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