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swallow-tailed (iou)



swallow-tailed adjective. 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.