hawk moth in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for hawk moth in the English»Spanish Dictionary

moth [Am mɔθ, Brit mɒθ] N ZOOL

moth

mariposa f de la luz

moth

palomilla f

clothes moth

polilla f

like moths around a flame

como las mariposas alrededor de la luz

hawk¹ [Am hɔk, Brit hɔːk] N

1. hawk ZOOL:

hawk

halcón m

to watch sb like a hawk

no quitarle los ojos de encima a alguien

2. hawk POL:

hawk

halcón m

hawk

partidario m de la línea dura / partidaria f de la línea dura

hawk² [Am hɔk, Brit hɔːk] VB trans (sell)

he was hawking his wares in the street

voceaba or pregonaba sus mercancías por la calle

he hawked his invention around New York

recorrió toda Nueva York tratando de vender su invento

hawk³ [Am hɔk, Brit hɔːk] VB intr (clear throat)

hawk

carraspear

hawk moth in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hawk moth in the English»Spanish Dictionary

hawk moth N

hawk moth

esfinge m

Translations for hawk moth in the Spanish»English Dictionary

esfinge

hawk moth

Translations for hawk moth in the English»Spanish Dictionary

moth [mɒθ, Am mɑ:θ] N

moth

polilla f

I.hawk [hɔ:k, Am hɑ:k] N

hawk

halcón m

II.hawk [hɔ:k, Am hɑ:k] VB trans

hawk wares:

hawk

pregonar

III.hawk [hɔ:k, Am hɑ:k] VB intr

hawk

carraspear

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

What about other flying organisms that do - that hover, like a hummingbird or, you know, we've done videos on hawk moths...

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To investigate innate preferences, scent samples were collected from flowers that scientists observed were regularly visited by hawk moths in the wild.

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It has also been suggested that flying predators such as bats and birds are the more likely predators to hawk moths.

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One olfactory channel governs innate preferences of the palm-sized hawk moths that were studied -- insects capable of traveling miles in a single night in search of favored blossoms.

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The hawk moth caterpillar scares away predators by resembling a snake.

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As a result, nature would select for hawk moths with longer and longer proboscis.

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Infection was only consistently high among three species of tussock moths and one colony of a hawk moth.

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With large showy flowers that attract the hawk moth, it is considered by some a useful landscape plant in areas that do not freeze.

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Orchids frequently have such specific relations with hawk moths, and very long corolla tubes.

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This was counter to the conventional wisdom which was that the lift was provided 50:50 by the up and down strokes as with hawk moths.

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