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sphingid
CIDE DICTIONARY
sphingid, n.
A sphinx. [1913 Webster]
sphingid, a.
Of or pertaining to a sphinx, or the family Sphingidæ . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
sphingid, n. any hawk moth of the family Sphingidae.
Etymology
as SPHINX + -ID(3)
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