MANDUCA

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Manduca mean? 

• MANDUCA (noun)
  The noun MANDUCA has 1 sense:

1. moths whose larvae are tobacco hornworms or tomato hornworms

  Familiarity information: MANDUCA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MANDUCA (noun)

Meaning:

Moths whose larvae are tobacco hornworms or tomato hornworms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Manduca; Manduca

Hypernyms ("Manduca" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Manduca"):

Manduca sexta (moth whose larvae are tobacco hornworms)

Manduca sexta; tobacco hornworm; tomato worm (large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tobacco and related plants; similar to tomato hornworm)

Manduca quinquemaculata (moth whose larvae are tomato hornworms)

Holonyms ("Manduca" is a member of...):

family Sphingidae; Sphingidae (hawkmoths)