释义 |
swallowtail \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun Etymology: swallow (I) + tail; partly translation of French queue d'aronde; partly translation of German schwalbenschwanz 1. : a forked and tapering tail (as of a swallow) 2. : something resembling the tail of a swallow: as a. : broadhead 2 b. : dovetail c. : an outwork with converging sides, whose front forms a reentrant angle d. : a pennant tapering to a double point e. also swallowtail coat : tailcoat 3. also swallowtail butterfly : any of various large butterflies of Papilio and related genera that have the border of the hind wing produced into a taillike process and are brightly colored with black and yellow commonly predominating — see black swallowtail, tiger swallowtail, zebra swallowtail [swallowtail 3] |