Swallow-tailed

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. (Carp.) United by dovetailing; dovetailed.
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     {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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  swallow-tailed
       adj : (especially of butterflies and birds) having a forked tail
             like that of a swallow