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Swallowtail — Swal low*tail , n. 1. (Carp.) A kind of tenon or tongue used in making joints. See {Dovetail}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A species of willow. [1913 Webster] 3. (Fort.) An outwork with converging sides, its head or front forming a re[ e]ntrant… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Swallowtail Shiner — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii … Wikipedia
swallowtail butterfly — Any of more than 500 species (genus Papilio, family Papilionidae) of butterflies found worldwide except in the Arctic. Some have tail like extensions of the hind wing. Colour patterns vary with species, sex, season, and sometimes location (see… … Universalium
Yellow Kite Swallowtail — Taxobox name = Yellow Kite Swallowtail status = VU | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera familia = Papilionidae genus = Eurytides species = E. iphitas binomial = Eurytides iphitas… … Wikipedia
Old World Swallowtail — Taxobox name = Old World Swallowtail image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera superfamilia = Papilionoidea familia = Papilionidae subfamilia = Papilioninae tribus = Papilionini genus = Papilio … Wikipedia
tiger swallowtail — a yellow swallowtail butterfly, Papilio glaucus, of eastern North America, having the forewings striped with black. See illus. under swallowtail. [1885 90] * * * Any of several North American species of black and yellow swallowtail butterflies.… … Universalium
tiger swallowtail — noun : a widely distributed swallowtail butterfly (Papilio glaucus) of eastern No. America * * * a yellow swallowtail butterfly, Papilio glaucus, of eastern North America, having the forewings striped with black. See illus. under swallowtail.… … Useful english dictionary
tiger swallowtail — ti′ger swal lowtail n. ent a yellow swallowtail butterfly, Papilio glaucus, of E North America, having the forewings striped with black … From formal English to slang
Eastern tiger swallowtail — NOTOC Taxobox name = Eastern tiger swallowtail image width = 204px image caption = Male (see gallery for female) status = NE regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera super familia = Rhopalocera familia =… … Wikipedia
Black Swallowtail — Taxobox name = Black Swallowtail status = secure regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera familia = Papilionidae tribus = Papilionini genus = Papilio species = P. polyxenes binomial = Papilio polyxenes binomial… … Wikipedia
