swallowtail in English

noun
1
a large brightly colored butterfly with taillike projections (suggestive of a swallow's tail) on the hind wings.
Citrus attracts the swallowtail butterfly , and the larvae resemble bird droppings, but you will want to leave the young alone for the sake of future butterflies.
2
a deeply forked tail; a thing resembling such a tail in shape.
swallowtail suits
noun

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1. Swallowtail butterflies (Papilionidae)

2. Ajuga is a great butterfly magnet, particularly for swallowtail butterflies

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4. The wings of some species of swallowtail are remarkably efficient at trapping and absorbing sunlight.

5. Male Claspers in the Papilio genus (a swallowtail group) usually come to a point when closed

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7. Enormous swallowtail butterflies, with their vivid black and green wings and erratic flight, are the most eye- catching.

8. In 1956, the Dienstflagge der Seestreitkräfte der Bundeswehr (Flag of the German Navy) was introduced: the government flag ending in swallowtail.

9. CAR-Bangui.png 611 × 418; 8 KB Central Emperor Swallowtail (Papilio lormieri) (8429368303).jpg 2,590 × 2,367; 1.25 MB Charaxes numenes …

10. On June 6, 1977, the United States Postal Service released sets of four 13-cent stamps illustrating American butterflies, including the Oregon swallowtail.

11. Vintage Style Cutaway Coats The Cutaway Coat, also known as a Morning Suit or Swallowtail Coat, vied with the Frock for popularity

12. Arthemis astyanax (the red-spotted purple) and its model Battus philenor (the pipevine swallowtail) has led to a Batesian mimicry polymorphism within the L

13. We studied the relationship between Apyrene sperm numbers and age, mating history, and fecundity in females of the monandrous pipevine swallowtail butterfly, Battus philenor (L.) …

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15. Mimoides ilus Branchus (E. Doubleday, 1846) (Ilus Swallowtail) Type Specimens photo collection: Pinned Specimens photo collection Page 1: Pinned Specimens photo collection Page 2: Live Adults photo collection: Immatures photo collection: Distribution and Larval Foodplants: E Mexico to N Costa Rica Type locality: Honduras

16. As an actress, she has worked with directors including Akira Kurosawa (Kagemusha, 1980), Tatsumi Kumashiro (Seishun no Satetsu, 1974), Yoji Yamada (The Yellow Handkerchief, 1977 and Otoko wa Tsuraiyo, 1979), Shohei Imamura (Why Not?, 1981), Shunji Iwai (Swallowtail Butterfly, 1996), Jun Ichikawa (Tokyo Yakyoku, 1997), Mitani Koki (Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald, 1997), Yoshimitsu Morita (Like Asura, 2003) and Takashi Miike (Izo, Sukiyaki Western Django).