Definitions for manduca sexta
man·d·u·ca sex·ta

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1. tobacco hornworm, tomato worm, Manduca sextanoun

   large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tobacco and related plants; similar to tomato hornworm

2. Manduca sextanoun

   moth whose larvae are tobacco hornworms

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1. Manduca sexta

   Manduca sexta is a moth of the family Sphingidae present through much of the Americas. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1763 Centuria Insectorum. Commonly known as the Carolina sphinx moth and the tobacco hawk moth (as adults) and the tobacco hornworm and the Goliath worm (as larvae), it is closely related to and often confused with the very similar tomato hornworm (Manduca quinquemaculata); the larvae of both feed on the foliage of various plants of the family Solanaceae. The tobacco hornworm is sometimes kept as a pet by children throughout its range. The larvae of these species can be distinguished by their lateral markings: Tomato hornworms have eight V-shaped white markings with no borders; tobacco hornworms have seven white diagonal lines with a black border. Additionally, tobacco hornworms have red horns, while tomato hornworms have dark blue or black horns. A mnemonic to remember the markings is tobacco hornworms have straight white lines like cigarettes, while tomato hornworms have V-shaped markings (as in "vine-ripened" tomatoes). M. sexta has mechanisms for selectively sequestering and secreting the neurotoxin nicotine present in tobacco.M. sexta is a common model organism, especially in neurobiology, due to its easily accessible nervous system and short life cycle. Doe to its immense size M. sexta is big enough for medical imaging modalities (like CT, MRI, or PET) and used as a model in imaging and gut inflammation. It is used in a variety of biomedical and biological scientific experiments. It can be easily raised on a wheat-germ-based diet. The larva is large, and thus it is relatively easy to dissect it and isolate its organs.

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1. manduca sexta

   Manduca sexta, commonly known as the tobacco hornworm or Carolina sphinx moth, is a moth species in the Sphingidae family. In its larval stage, it is a critter often found on tobacco and other plants in the family Solanaceae. It is widely studied in research due to its large size, ease of rearing, and fundamental biological processes like insect immunity, physiology, neurobiology, and development.

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1. Manduca sexta

   Manduca sexta is a moth of the family Sphingidae present through much of the American continent. Commonly known as the tobacco hornworm and the goliath worm, it is closely related to and often confused with the very similar tomato hornworm; the larvae of both feed on the foliage of various plants from the family Solanaceae. The tobacco hornworm is sometimes kept as pets by children throughout its range. It can be distinguished by its seven diagonal lines on its sides; tomato hornworms have eight V-shaped markings. A mnemonic to remember the markings is tobacco hornworms have straight white lines like cigarettes, while tomato hornworms have V-shaped markings. M. sexta has mechanisms for selectively sequestering and secreting the neurotoxin nicotine present in tobacco. M. sexta is a common model organism, especially in neurobiology, due to its easily accessible nervous system and short life cycle. It is used in a variety of biomedical and biological scientific experiments. It can be easily raised on a wheat-germ based diet. The larva is large and thus relatively easy to dissect and isolate organs.

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   The numerical value of manduca sexta in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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