What is another word for swallowtail?

Pronunciation: [swˈɒlə͡ʊtˌe͡ɪl] (IPA)

Swallowtail is a term used to describe a type of butterfly known for its distinctive, forked tails on its hindwings. Synonyms for Swallowtail include Papilionidae, which is the family name for the Swallowtail butterfly, as well as Papilia or Papilo, which are specific genus names for certain species of Swallowtail. Other synonyms include Tail butterfly, birdwing butterfly, and kite butterfly. These names all refer to the unique shape of the Swallowtail's wings, which resemble the tail of a swallow or the shape of a bird or kite in flight. Regardless of the name used, the Swallowtail remains a beautiful and fascinating insect to observe in nature.

What are the hypernyms for Swallowtail?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Swallowtail

An old-fashioned dress-coat, the long pointed swallowtail of which lay like a train behind him on the grass, hung in disorderly fashion about his bony frame; black, wrinkled trousers, a black waistcoat sufficiently open to display linen of doubtful cleanliness, a high, rusty, black silk cravat, from which projected the huge points of his shirt-collar on each side of his beardless chin, formed this extraordinary being's attire, which was, moreover, completed by a very tall and very shabby stove-pipe hat.
"Quicksands"
Adolph Streckfuss
On the very outermost rim of these, more careful than any, was one of those strange images whom you see about Italian towns in couples, with red-braided swallowtail coats and cocked hats, those carabinieres -namely, who are soldiers in war and policemen in times of peace.
"Roman Holidays and Others"
W. D. Howells
I frequently visited the gambling saloons, where gum-booted, mud-stained prospectors elbowed women in dainty Parisian gowns and men in the conventional swallowtail, but I never once saw a shot fired, nor even a dispute, although champagne flowed like water.
"From Paris to New York by Land"
Harry de Windt

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