manduca sexta

Noun manduca sexta has 2 senses

• manduca sexta(n = noun.animal) tobacco hornworm, tomato worm - large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tobacco and related plants; similar to tomato hornworm;
is a member of genus manduca, manduca
is a kind of caterpillar

• manduca sexta(n = noun.animal) - moth whose larvae are tobacco hornworms;
is a kind of hawk moth, hawkmoth, hummingbird moth, sphingid, sphinx moth
is a member of genus manduca, manduca