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Definition of swallowtail

Swallowtail
Swallowtail Swal"low*tail`, n. 1. (Carp.) A kind of tenon or tongue used in making joints. See Dovetail. 2. (Bot.) A species of willow. 3. (Fort.) An outwork with converging sides, its head or front forming a re["e]ntrant angle; -- so called from its form. Called also priestcap. 4. A swallow-tailed coat. This Stultz coat, a blue swallowtail, with yellow buttons. --Thackeray. 5. An arrow. --Sir W. Scott. 6. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large and handsome butterflies, belonging to Papilio and allied genera, in which the posterior border of each hind wing is prolongated in the form of a long lobe. Note: The black swallowtail, or asterias (see Papilio), the blue swallowtail, or philenor, the tiger swallowtail, or turnus (see Turnus), and the zebra swallowtail, or ajax (see under Zebra) are common American species. See also Troilus.
swallowtail
Priestcap Priest"cap`, n. (Fort.) A form of redan, so named from its shape; -- called also swallowtail.

Meaning of swallowtail from wikipedia

- Look up swallowtail in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Swallowtail may refer to: Swallowtail butterfly, large colorful butterflies from the family Papilionidae...
- Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful butterflies in the family Papilionidae, and include over 550 species. Though the majority are tropical, members...
- In flag terminology, a swallowtail is either a V-shaped cut in a flag that causes the flag to end in two points at the fly; or any flag that has this...
- Tiger swallowtail is a common name for several species of butterfly, including: Papilio appalachiensis or Appalachian tiger swallowtail, endemic to the...
- scarce swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius) is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Papilionidae. It is also called the sail swallowtail or pear-tree...
- Papilio polyxenes, the (eastern) black swallowtail, American swallowtail or parsnip swallowtail, is a butterfly found throughout much of North America...
- Papilio glaucus, the eastern tiger swallowtail, is a species of butterfly native to eastern North America. It is one of the most familiar butterflies...
- The swallowtail shiner (Notropis procne) is a North American species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It has a slender and long body of about...
- widespread swallowtail butterfly. The butterfly is also known as the lime butterfly, lemon butterfly, lime swallowtail, and chequered swallowtail. These common...
- Papilio troilus, the ****ebush swallowtail or green-clouded butterfly, is a common black swallowtail butterfly found in North America. It has two subspecies...