Meaning Of The Word Swallowtail

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Swallowtail? Find Swallowtail meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Swallowtail Meaning

Swallowtail Definition
Swallowtail Definition

What's The Definition Of Swallowtail?

swallowtail in American English
something having a forked shape like that of a swallow's tail
noun: the tail of a swallow or a deeply forked tail like that of a swallow

swallowtail in British English
noun: any of various butterflies of the genus Papilio and related genera, esp P. machaon of Europe, having a tail-like extension of each hind wing: family Papilionidae

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Leapt ‐ Leapt is a past tense and past participle of leap…
  • Lollingly ‐ adverb: in a…
  • Upflashing ‐ adjective: flashing or…
  • Parent-teacher meeting ‐ noun; noun: an occasion when the parents of children…
  • Peanut allergy ‐ noun: a condition of being hypersensitive to peanuts…
  • Oligogene ‐ noun: a gene that produces or significantly affects…
  • European chafer ‐ noun: a scarab beetle…
  • Ireful ‐ adjective: full of intense…
  • Untranslatable ‐ adjective: not able to be expressed or written…
  • Fata Morgana ‐ a mirage, esp. one sometimes seen off the coast…