'Swallow-tailed moth' definitions:

Definition of 'Swallow-tailed moth'

From: 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Carp.) United by dovetailing; dovetailed. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]