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HUMMING-BIRD MOTH

\hˈʌmɪŋbˈɜːd mˈɒθ], \hˈʌmɪŋbˈɜːd mˈɒθ], \h_ˈʌ_m_ɪ_ŋ_b_ˈɜː_d m_ˈɒ_θ]\

Definitions of HUMMING-BIRD MOTH

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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Macroglossa stellatarum [Gr.]. (Entom.) A moth with proboscus long enough to suck the honey from flowers without alighting. Fam. Sphingidae.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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