Definitions for tobacco hornworm

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

tobac′co horn′worm(n.)

  1. 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.

    Category: Entomology

Princeton's WordNet

  1. tobacco hornworm, tomato worm, Manduca sexta(noun)

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


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