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(), 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. 2. (Carp.) United by dovetailing; dovetailed. Swallow-tailed duck (Zol.), the old squaw. Swallow-tailed gull (Zol.), an Arctic gull (Xema furcata), which has a deeply forked tail. Swallow-tailed hawk or kite (Zol.), the fork-tailed kite. Swallow-tailed moth (Zol.), a European moth (Urapteryx sambucaria) having tail-like lobes on the hind wings. スポンサード リンク
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