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Swallow-tailed

Swallow-tailed Meaning & Definition
Swallow-tailed Definition And Meaning

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

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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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