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Tiger swallowtail — is a common name for several species of butterfly, including: Papilio appalachiensis or Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail, endemic to the Appalachians Papilio canadensis or Canadian Tiger Swallowtail, endemic to Canada Papilio glaucus or Eastern… … Wikipedia
tiger swallowtail — n. any of various swallowtails (genus Papilio), esp. a large, yellow and black butterfly ( P. glaucus) of E North America … English World dictionary
tiger swallowtail — a yellow swallowtail butterfly, Papilio glaucus, of eastern North America, having the forewings striped with black. See illus. under swallowtail. [1885 90] * * * Any of several North American species of black and yellow swallowtail butterflies.… … Universalium
tiger swallowtail — noun : a widely distributed swallowtail butterfly (Papilio glaucus) of eastern No. America * * * a yellow swallowtail butterfly, Papilio glaucus, of eastern North America, having the forewings striped with black. See illus. under swallowtail.… … Useful english dictionary
tiger swallowtail — Turnus Tur nus, n. [NL., fr. L. Turnus, the king of the Rutuli, mentioned in the [AE]neid.] (Zo[ o]l.) A common, large, handsome, American swallowtail butterfly, now regarded as one of the forms of {Papilio glaucus} syn. {Jasoniades glaucus}. The … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tiger swallowtail — ti′ger swal lowtail n. ent a yellow swallowtail butterfly, Papilio glaucus, of E North America, having the forewings striped with black … From formal English to slang
Eastern tiger swallowtail — NOTOC Taxobox name = Eastern tiger swallowtail image width = 204px image caption = Male (see gallery for female) status = NE regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera super familia = Rhopalocera familia =… … Wikipedia
Western Tiger Swallowtail — Taxobox name = Western tiger swallowtail status = secure image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera familia = Papilionidae genus = Papilio species = P. rutulus binomial = Papilio rutulus… … Wikipedia
Swallowtail — Swal low*tail , n. 1. (Carp.) A kind of tenon or tongue used in making joints. See {Dovetail}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A species of willow. [1913 Webster] 3. (Fort.) An outwork with converging sides, its head or front forming a re[ e]ntrant… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Swallowtail butterfly — This article is about the insect family. For other uses, see Swallowtail. Swallowtail butterflies Cairns Birdwing, Ornithoptera euphorion (G.R. Gray 1852) … Wikipedia
