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tobacco hornworm

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The green caterpillar of a hawkmoth (Manduca sexta) of the southern United States, Central and South America, and the West Indies that feeds on the leaves of solanaceous plants, especially tobacco and tomato.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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

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