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sphingid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sph-ingid
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of many hawk moths of the family Sphingidae

adj

Of or pertaining to these moths.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

sphingids (plural) more sphingid (comparative) most sphingid (superlative)

Synonyms

hawkmoth hawk moth sphinx moth hummingbird moth

Questions

What does sphingid mean?
Any of many hawk moths of the family Sphingidae

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