ACHERONTIA ATROPOS
Dictionary entry overview: What does Acherontia atropos mean? • ACHERONTIA ATROPOS (noun)
The noun ACHERONTIA ATROPOS has 1 sense:
1. European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull
Familiarity information: ACHERONTIA ATROPOS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ACHERONTIA ATROPOS (noun)
Meaning:
European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Acherontia atropos; death's-head moth
Hypernyms ("Acherontia atropos" is a kind 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)
Holonyms ("Acherontia atropos" is a member of...):
Acherontia; genus Acherontia (death's-head moth)
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