Swallow-tailed

Definition of Swallow-tailed

Swal´low-tailed`
a.1.Having a tail like that of a swallow; hence, like a swallow's tail in form; having narrow and tapering or pointed skirts; as, a swallow-tailed coat.
2.(Carp.) United by dovetailing; dovetailed.
Swallow-tailed duck
(Zool.) the old squaw.
Swallow-tailed gull
(Zool.) an Arctic gull (Xema furcata), which has a deeply forked tail.
Swallow-tailed hawk
(Zool.) the fork-tailed kite.
Swallow-tailed moth
(Zool.) a European moth (Urapteryx sambucaria) having tail-like lobes on the hind wings.

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caudate, caudated
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