Swal"low-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. (Carp.)
Definition: United by dovetailing; dovetailed. Swallow-tailed duck (Zoöl.), the old squaw.
– Swallow-tailed gull (Zoöl.), an Arctic gull (Xema furcata), which has a deeply forked tail.
– Swallow-tailed hawk or kite (Zoöl.), the fork-tailed kite.
– Swallow-tailed moth (Zoöl.), a European moth (Urapteryx sambucaria) having tail-like lobes on the hind wings.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 February 2025
(noun) (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body; “the tumor’s invasion of surrounding structures”
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