death's-head

Example Sentences

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"If you look at an adult death's-head hawkmoth you'd see what an incredibly beautiful animal it is."

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2022

Their flight paths suggest these death’s-head hawk moths have some complex navigation skills, the authors said, challenging earlier ideas that insects are just wanderers.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2022

Furthermore, he says, the noises made by the three death’s-head species are all different, as are the honeybee species they each target, so “the squeaks may be adapted to the specific requirements of those bees.”

From National Geographic • Aug. 11, 2015

As the resident teller of ugly truths, David strangely seems the least complex character, and Mr. Schnetzer looks entirely too hale and hearty to be an oracular death’s-head.

From New York Times • Nov. 6, 2014

Then Ser Richard Horpe, the knight with the ravaged face and the death’s-head moths on his surcoat, turned to Stannis and said, “Your Grace, your brother—” The king cut him off.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin