Swallow-tailed /(?)/

Swal·low-tailed

Swallow-tailed

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.
  2. United by dovetailing; dovetailed. (Carp.)

Phrases & Compounds

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