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单词 swallowtail
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
swal•low•tail /ˈswɑloʊˌteɪl/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Zoologythe tail of a swallow or a deeply forked tail like that of a swallow.
  2. Insectsa butterfly having long hind wings.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
swal•low•tail  (swol′ō tāl′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Zoologythe tail of a swallow or a deeply forked tail like that of a swallow.
  2. Insectsany of several butterflies of the genus Papilio, characterized by elongated hind wings that resemble the tail of a swallow, as P. polyxenes (black swallowtail.) Cf. spicebush swallowtail, tiger swallowtail, zebra swallowtail. 
  3. See tail coat. 
  • swallow2 + tail1 1535–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
swallowtail /ˈswɒləʊˌteɪl/ n
  1. 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
  2. the forked tail of a swallow or similar bird
  3. short for swallow-tailed coat
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