Sign Up
|
Log In
THE
CHALLENGE
THE
DICTIONARY
LOOK IT UP
VOCABULARY
LISTS
Search Results
Advanced Search
List Builder
Random Word
Manduca quinquemaculata
DEFINITIONS OF:
Manduca quinquemaculata
1
n
large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tomato and potato plants; similar to tobacco hornworm
Synonyms:
potato worm
,
tomato hornworm
Type of:
caterpillar
a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
n
moth whose larvae are tomato hornworms
Type of:
hawk moth
,
hawkmoth
,
hummingbird moth
,
sphingid
,
sphinx moth
any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed
Launch
WORD FAMILY
USAGE EXAMPLES
Copyright © 2011 Vocabulary.com All Rights Reserved.
·
Home
·
How It Works
·
Blog
·
Help
·
Terms of Use