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tobacco hornworm

noun

Definition of TOBACCO HORNWORM

:  an American hawk moth (Manduca sexta) whose large usually green larva is a hornworm that feeds on the leaves of plants of the nightshade family and especially tobacco and tomato
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First Known Use of TOBACCO HORNWORM

circa 1909

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