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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The green caterpillar of a North American hawkmoth (Manduca quinquemaculata) that feeds on the leaves of solanaceous plants, especially tomato and tobacco.
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- noun large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tomato and potato plants; similar to tobacco hornworm
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