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tobacco hornworm definition

tobacco hornworm

a hawk moth (Manduca sexta) whose large, green caterpillar feeds on the leaves of tobacco plants

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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