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What is a swallowtail?

What is a swallowtail? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. The forked tail of a swallow.
  2. Anything, such as a burgee, of a similar forked shape.
  3. A type of tailcoat with two long tapering tails.Wp
  4. Any of various butterflies of the family Papilionidae, having a forked extension to the hind wing.
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They all look slightly ridiculous in their epaulets and tin pot hats and braided swallowtail coats.
Some studies have shown that monarch larva die when fed Bt pollen, although other studies of swallowtail butterflies show little effect.
Dill and fennel are good plants for the caterpillars of the black swallowtail butterfly.
Well, it turned out to be a common tiger swallowtail, but I decided that I wanted to get into collecting, too.
They can be as graceful as the swallowtail butterflies drifting by on a summer day.
This species is endemic to the Western Ghats and is considered the rarest and endangered swallowtail.

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