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swallow2 /swolˈō/ noun- A small long-winged migratory bird (Hirundo rustica), with a forked tail, that catches insects on the wing
- Any bird of its genus or family
- Extended to various unrelated birds of similar form or habits
ORIGIN: OE swalwe, swealwe; Ger Schwalbe swallˈow-dive noun A dive during which one's arms are outstretched to the sides (also intransitive verb) swallˈowtail noun - A forked tail
- A long-tailed dress coat
- A butterfly of the family Papilionidae with prolongations of the hind wings
- A barbed arrow
- A pennon
- A swallowtailed bird (eg the hummingbird and the kite)
swallˈowtailed adjective With a forked and pointed tail swallˈow-wort noun - An asclepiad (Cynanchum or Vincetoxicum), from the swallowtailed appearance of its paired pods
- Hence any asclepiad
- The greater celandine (qv under celandine)
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