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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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Well, it turned out to be a common tiger swallowtail, but I decided that I wanted to get into collecting, too.
Dill and fennel are good plants for the caterpillars of the black swallowtail butterfly.
This species is endemic to the Western Ghats and is considered the rarest and endangered swallowtail.
In your imagination, they wear top hats, striped trousers and swallowtail coats.
Butterflies including the tiger swallowtail and mourning cloak rely on the flowers of the red maple for their survival and reproduction.
Meanwhile, most fish, birds, and reptiles still have four kinds of cones, and some butterflies, like the Japanese yellow swallowtail, have five.

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