n.
Pronunciation: ' swä-l ō - ˌ t ā l, -l ə -
Function: noun
Date: 1703
1 : a deeply forked and tapering tail (as of a swallow)
2 : TAILCOAT
3 : any of various usually large brightly marked butterflies (family Papilionidae, especially genus Papilio ) with each hind wing typically having an elongated process
– swal · low-tailed \ - ˌ t ā ld \ adjective
swallowtail