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swallow-tailed

[ swol-oh-teyld ]

adjective

  1. having a deeply forked tail like that of a swallow, as various birds.
  2. having an end or part suggesting a swallow's tail.
  3. (of a flag) having a triangular indentation in the fly so as to create two tails.


swallow-tailed

adjective

  1. (of a bird) having a deeply forked tail
  2. having a part resembling a swallow's tail
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of swallow-tailed1

First recorded in 1690–1700
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Example Sentences

At 575 W. 155th St., my jaw dropped when I saw the gigantic mural of a swallow-tailed kite by artist Lunar New Year covering the side of a five-story apartment building.

The white ibis, swallow-tailed kite and wood stork also get mentioned.

But the outing wasn’t a losswe enjoyed the company of great blue herons, great egrets and swallow-tailed kites circling overhead.

“When you hear 70 or so people behind you exploding about a swallow-tailed kite coming overhead, those are the special moments,” Payne said.

One pair was sunset orange, swallow-tailed, and scalloped in black.

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