How to pronounce swallowtail
American English pronunciation
SWAH-loh-tayl
- IPA
- /ˈswɑloʊˌteɪl/
- Syllables
- SWAH · loh · tayl (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What swallowtail means
A large butterfly whose back wings end in long, tail-like points
In a sentence: A yellow swallowtail landed on the lilac bush and slowly opened its striped wings.
Where it comes from: Its back wings have long points like the forked tail of a swallow, the bird.
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