sphin·gid /ˈsfɪnʤəd/
  Sphin·gid, a. Of or pertaining to a sphinx, or the family Sphingidae.
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  sphingid
       n : any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of
           powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed [syn: hawkmoth,
            hawk moth, sphinx moth, hummingbird moth]