Swallowtail Definition

swŏlŏ-tāl
swallowtails
noun
swallowtails
Something having a forked shape like that of a swallow's tail.
Webster's New World
Any of a large family (Papilionidae) of brightly colored butterflies found worldwide, having the hind wings extended in taillike points.
Webster's New World

Tailcoat.

Webster's New World

A type of tailcoat with two long tapering tails.

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Noun

Singular:
swallowtail
Plural:
swallowtails

Swallowtail Sentence Examples

  • Try your hand at fishing or birdwatching and look out for the Bittern or rare swallowtail butterfly.

  • The adult is the common large black swallowtail butterfly with a wing spread of almost 4 .

  • Dazzling white shirts surveyed the flower-bedecked chapel from behind the lapels of swallowtail coats.

  • The nectar attracts Great Swallowtail butterflies.

  • Some of the butterflies attracted to the milkweed nectar are Monarchs, Mourning Cloak, Tiger Swallowtail, and Viceroy.

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Words Starting With

SSWSWA

Words Ending With

LILAIL

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11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With S11 Letter Words Ending With L