tobacco hornworm

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Definitions of tobacco hornworm words

noun tobacco hornworm the larva of a hawk moth, Manduca sexta, having a hornlike structure at its posterior end and feeding on the leaves of tobacco and other plants of the nightshade family. 1
noun tobacco hornworm a hawk moth (Manduca sexta) whose large, green caterpillar feeds on the leaves of tobacco plants 0

before 1730

One of the 48% newest English words

First recorded in 1730-40

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