swallow-tailed adjective.
['swɒlǝʊteɪld] L17.[from SWALLOWTAIL + -ED2.]Having a swallowtail; (having a part) in the form of a swallow's tail.
swallow-tailed butterfly =
SWALLOWTAIL 3(a).
swallow-tailed moth a moth having an elongated outgrowth on each hindwing, esp. the pale-coloured geometrid
Ourapteryx sambucaria.
swallow-tailed duck the long-tailed duck,
Clangula hyemalis.
swallow-tailed flycatcher =
scissor-tail s.v.
SCISSORS noun pl. swallow-tailed kite a fork-tailed American kite,
Elanoides forficatus.
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