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death's-head Definition

death's·-head (det̸hs′hed′)

noun

a human skull or a representation of it, symbolizing death

death's-head Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • hawk-moths: The leaves are food for the caterpillars of Death's-head Hawk-moths.
  • hawk-moth: Calystegines in Solanum and Datura species and the death's-head hawk-moth ( Acherontia atropus ). Phytochemistry 34, 1281-1283.