swallowtail
The forked tail of a swallowThe forked tail of a swallow.
» Kotaro found a large swallowtail butterfly and chased him about 20 meters inside the grass field.
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4 sensesThe forked tail of a swallow.
Schwalbenschwanz
ласточкин хвостlástočkin χvost
Anything, such as a burgee, of a similar forked shape.
A type of tailcoat with two long tapering tails.
Frack, Schwalbenschwanz
фракfrak
a man's full-dress jacket with two long tapering tails at the back
Any of various butterflies of the family Papilionidae, many of which have a long extension to each hindwing.
Schwalbenschwanz
па́русникpárusnik
Examples
2 sentencesKotaro found a large swallowtail butterfly and chased him about 20 meters inside the grass field.
We saw several swallowtails and caterpillars. And there's this really fat one that should be turning into a chrysalis soon.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 2
Origin
From swallow + tail.From swallow + tail.
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Forms
plural: swallowtails| Singular | swallowtail |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- a man's full-dress jacket with two long tapering tails at the back:swallow-tailed coatmorning coat