Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [sfin-jid]
- /ˈsfɪn dʒɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [sfin-jid]
- /ˈsfɪn dʒɪd/
Definitions of sphingid word
- noun sphingid hawk moth. 1
- noun sphingid a hawk moth 0
- adjective sphingid relating to or resembling a hawk moth 0
- noun sphingid hawk moth 0
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Origin of sphingid
First appearance:
before 1905 One of the 15% newest English words
1905-10; < New Latin Sphingidae family name, equivalent to sphing- (stem of Sphinx type genus) + -idae -idae; see -id2
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Parts of speech for Sphingid
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sphingid popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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