英语词汇“swallowtail”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

swallowtail

/ˈswɒləʊteɪl

noun

1 (also swallowtail butterfly) A large brightly coloured butterfly with tail-like projections on the hindwings.

Family Papilionidae: many species, including the European Papilio machaon, of fenland country.

Citrus attracts the swallowtail butterfly, and the larvae resemble bird droppings, but you will want to leave the young alone for the sake of future butterflies....

Dill and fennel are good plants for the caterpillars of the black swallowtail butterfly.
After mating, the male tiger swallowtail butterfly deposits a small ‘mating plug’ inside the female to try to prevent her from mating again.

2 [usually as modifier] A deeply forked tail.I am not going back as far as the days of the corduroy and the swallow-tailed coat but what I remember myself....

Two military knights, in uniforms of scarlet swallowtail coats with black arm bands, stood in solemn vigil, guarding the Princess's coffin.
They all look slightly ridiculous in their epaulets and tin pot hats and braided swallowtail coats.

2.1A thing resembling a deeply forked tail in shape: a black swallowtail coat...

If pointed out to someone they can obviously see that something with a fish / swallowtail takes longer to shape and glass than a squared off squashtail.
A true example will have flawless craftsmanship, swallowtail joints, and copper tacks.

Derivatives

swallow-tailed

/ˈswɒləʊteɪld/ adjective ...

The ones I missed right off the bat were the swallow-tailed butterflies (the big yellow and black ones that used to be everywhere), the long-tailed hummingbird and Lignum Vitae trees.
Higher still, trapeze performers dive and fall: swallow-tailed kite, painted bunting, Cooper's hawk.
There were gopher tortoises here and above us swallow-tailed kites.

单词	swallowtail
释义	swallowtail /ˈswɒləʊteɪl / noun 1 (also swallowtail butterfly) A large brightly coloured butterfly with tail-like projections on the hindwings. Family Papilionidae: many species, including the European Papilio machaon, of fenland country. Citrus attracts the swallowtail butterfly, and the larvae resemble bird droppings, but you will want to leave the young alone for the sake of future butterflies.... Dill and fennel are good plants for the caterpillars of the black swallowtail butterfly. After mating, the male tiger swallowtail butterfly deposits a small ‘mating plug’ inside the female to try to prevent her from mating again. 2 [usually as modifier] A deeply forked tail.I am not going back as far as the days of the corduroy and the swallow-tailed coat but what I remember myself.... Two military knights, in uniforms of scarlet swallowtail coats with black arm bands, stood in solemn vigil, guarding the Princess's coffin. They all look slightly ridiculous in their epaulets and tin pot hats and braided swallowtail coats. 2.1A thing resembling a deeply forked tail in shape: a black swallowtail coat... If pointed out to someone they can obviously see that something with a fish / swallowtail takes longer to shape and glass than a squared off squashtail. A true example will have flawless craftsmanship, swallowtail joints, and copper tacks. Derivatives swallow-tailed /ˈswɒləʊteɪld/ adjective ... The ones I missed right off the bat were the swallow-tailed butterflies (the big yellow and black ones that used to be everywhere), the long-tailed hummingbird and Lignum Vitae trees. Higher still, trapeze performers dive and fall: swallow-tailed kite, painted bunting, Cooper's hawk. There were gopher tortoises here and above us swallow-tailed kites.
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