swal|low|tail

swal|low|tail
swal|low|tail «SWOL oh TAYL», noun.
1. a large butterfly, having taillike extensions of the hind wings. The tiger swallowtail and the zebra swallowtail are two kinds. »

Swallowtails…include some of the most beautifully colored butterflies (A. M. Winchester).

2. a thing shaped like or suggesting the deeply forked tail of certain swallows.
3. a tail like that of a swallow; forked tail.
4. = swallow-tailed coat. (Cf.swallow-tailed coat)

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