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tobacco hornworm

noun

  1. the larva of a hawk moth, Manduca sexta, having a hornlike structure at its posterior end and feeding on the leaves of tobacco and other plants of the nightshade family.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tobacco hornworm1

First recorded in 1730–40

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