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swallowtail
  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.
  5. Examples:
    1. “Examples where intraspecific variation is apparently restricted to degree rather than direction include fruit flies and swallowtail butterflies.”
      “Well, it turned out to be a common tiger swallowtail, but I decided that I wanted to get into collecting, too.”
      “Meanwhile, most fish, birds, and reptiles still have four kinds of cones, and some butterflies, like the Japanese yellow swallowtail, have five.”
swallow
  1. A small, migratory bird of the Hirundinidae family with long, pointed, moon-shaped wings and a forked tail which feeds on the wing by catching insects.
  2. (nautical) The aperture in a block through which the rope reeves.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “Josh joined him in the toast, taking the drink in one swallow as the old man ordered two more shots.”
      “By the time I pay my rent and what I borrowed last month to keep going, there's just not enough left for more than a swallow of food.”
swallow
  1. (archaic) A deep chasm or abyss in the earth.
  2. The amount swallowed in one gulp; the act of swallowing.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “Josh joined him in the toast, taking the drink in one swallow as the old man ordered two more shots.”
      “By the time I pay my rent and what I borrowed last month to keep going, there's just not enough left for more than a swallow of food.”
swallie
  1. The act of swallowing.
  2. A throat or gullet.
swallowing
  1. The act of one who swallows.
  2. The act of swallowing.
  3. Synonyms:
swallower
  1. Agent noun of swallow; one who swallows.
    1. (vulgar, slang) Someone who swallows semen at the end of an act of fellatio.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The black swallower, with its distensible stomach, is notable for its ability to swallow, whole, bony fishes ten times its mass.”
      “Heather Holliday, for one, is delighted but then as a sword swallower and fire eater, she believes size really does matter.”
swallowability
  1. The quality of being swallowable.
swallowe
  1. Obsolete spelling of swallow
swallowtails
  1. plural of swallowtail
swallowings
swallowers
  1. plural of swallower
swallowes
  1. plural of swallowe
swallows
swallies
  1. plural of swallie
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