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 (Zool.), the old squaw. -- Swallow-tailed gull (Zool.), an Arctic gull (Xema furcata), which has a deeply forked tail. -- Swallow-tailed hawkor Swallow-tailed kite (Zool.), the fork-tailed kite. -- Swallow-tailed moth (Zool.), a European moth (Urapteryx sambucaria) having tail-like lobes on the hind wings. [ 1913 Webster ]
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