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Swallow-tailed
Pronunciation : Swal"low-tailed`
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : 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.)
Defn: United by dovetailing; dovetailed. Swallow-tailed duck (Zo?l.), the old squaw. -- Swallow-tailed gull (Zo?l.), an Arctic gull (Xema furcata), which has a deeply forked tail. -- Swallow-tailed hawk or kite (Zo?l.), the fork-tailed kite. -- Swallow-tailed moth (Zo?l.), a European moth (Urapteryx sambucaria) having tail-like lobes on the hind wings.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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