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Swallow-tailed
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What's The Definition Of Swallow-tailed?
[adj] (especially of butterflies and birds) having a forked tail like that of a swallow
Synonyms | Synonyms for Swallow-tailed: caudate | caudated Related Terms | Find terms related to Swallow-tailed: See Also | Swallow-tailed In Webster's Dictionary \Swal"low-tailed`\, a.
1. Having a tail like that of a swallow; hence, like a
swallow's tail in form; having narrow and tapering or
pointed skirts; as, a swallow-tailed coat.
2. (Carp.) United by dovetailing; dovetailed.
{Swallow-tailed duck} (Zo["o]l.), the old squaw.
{Swallow-tailed gull} (Zo["o]l.), an Arctic gull ({Xema
furcata}), which has a deeply forked tail.
{Swallow-tailed} {hawk or kite} (Zo["o]l.), the fork-tailed
kite.
{Swallow-tailed moth} (Zo["o]l.), a European moth ({Urapteryx
sambucaria}) having tail-like lobes on the hind wings.
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