Swallow-tailed \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.
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2. (Carp.) United by dovetailing; dovetailed.
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{Swallow-tailed duck} (Zool.), the old squaw.
{Swallow-tailed gull} (Zool.), an Arctic gull ({Xema
furcata}), which has a deeply forked tail.
{Swallow-tailed hawk} or {Swallow-tailed kite} (Zool.), the
fork-tailed kite.
{Swallow-tailed moth} (Zool.), a European moth ({Urapteryx
sambucaria}) having tail-like lobes on the hind wings.
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