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Papilionidae vs Swallowtail - What's the difference?

papilionidae | swallowtail |

papilionidae

Not English

Papilionidae has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

English words similar to 'papilionidae':

pavilionlike

swallowtail

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The forked tail of a swallow.
  • Anything, such as a burgee, of a similar forked shape.
  • A type of tailcoat with two long tapering tails.
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  • *:It was April 22, 1831, and a young man was walking down Whitehall in the direction of Parliament Street. He wore shepherd's plaid trousers and the swallow-tail coat of the day, with a figured muslin cravat wound about his wide-spread collar.
  • Any of various butterflies of the family Papilionidae, having a forked extension to the hind wing.