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| Xema furcata | 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} (Zo["o]l.), the old squaw. {Swallow-tailed gull} (Zo["o]l.), an Arctic gull ({Xema furcata}), which has a deeply forked tail. {Swallow-tailed hawk} or {Swallow-tailed kite} (Zo["o]l.), the fork-tailed kite. {Swallow-tailed moth} (Zo["o]l.), a European moth ({Urapteryx sambucaria}) having tail-like lobes on the hind wings. [1913 Webster] |
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