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单词 swallowtail
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
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