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"Swallowtail" Definition

noun

Any of various colorful, widely distributed butterflies of the family Papilionidae, usually having an extension at the end of each hind wing that resembles the tails of certain swallows.
See tailcoat.
Something similar to the tail of a swallow.
The deeply forked tail of a swallow.
Any of various usually large brightly marked butterflies (family Papilionidae, especially genus ) with each hind wing typically having an elongated process.

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