sphingid(n = noun.animal) hawk moth, hawkmoth, hummingbird moth, sphinx moth - any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed;
is a kind of moth
is a member of family sphingidae, sphingidae
has particulars: manduca sexta, manduca quinquemaculata, acherontia atropos, death's-head moth
A sphinx. [1913 Webster]
Of or pertaining to a sphinx, or the family
sphingid, n. any hawk moth of the family Sphingidae.
Etymology:
as SPHINX + -ID(3)