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Webster 1913 Edition
Swallow-tailed
Swal′low-tailedˊ
,Adj.
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
coat2.
(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
or
Swallow-tailed kite
(Zool.)
, the fork-tailed kite.
– Swallow-tailed moth
(Zool.)
, a European moth (
Urapteryx sambucaria
) having tail-like lobes on the hind wings.