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How do you use Swallowtail in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like jacket, plus the exact meaning.

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Swallowtail in a sentence

Swallowtail meaning

  1. The forked tail of a swallow.
  2. Anything, such as a burgee, of a similar forked shape.
  3. A type of tailcoat with two long tapering tails.

Synonyms of Swallowtail

swallow-tailed coat morning coat jacket

Related words

Other words often associated with Swallowtail or its synonyms:

dress wrapping case peel wrapper cover coat shell crown clothe wrap casing

Using Swallowtail

  • The main meaning on this page is: 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.
  • Useful related words include: swallow-tailed coat, morning coat, jacket.

Context around Swallowtail

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

giant 1× zebra 1× tiger 1×

Often after:

butterfly 1× look 1×

Sentence patterns with Swallowtail

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

the giant swallowtail the largest 1× the zebra swallowtail butterfly feed 1× western tiger swallowtail look like 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

did you know 1× l larvae of 1× the larvae of 1×

Common sentence endings:

john crown mountains 1× like bird droppings 1× on the plants 1×

Words around Swallowtail

Just before it in the word index:

swallows 107 swallowing 159 swallowfield 3 swallower 2 swallowed 259 swallowable 2

Just after it in the word index:

swalwell 34 swam 172 swami 83 swamiji 4 swaminarayan 10 swaminathan 32

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Swallowtail

  • In this selection, "swallowtail" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, giant, zebra, tiger, butterfly and look stand out and add context to how "swallowtail" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include the giant swallowtail the largest and the zebra swallowtail butterfly feed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "swallowtail" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with swallowtail

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The larvae of some species, such as the common Mormon ( Papilio polytes ) and the western tiger swallowtail look like bird droppings. (21 words)

L Larvae of the Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly feed exclusively on young leaves of the various pawpaw species, but never occur in great numbers on the plants. (26 words)

Did you know that the Giant Swallowtail, the largest butterfly in the New World is to be found in Jamaica and is endemic to the Blue and John Crown Mountains? (30 words)

Longer example sentences

Did you know that the Giant Swallowtail, the largest butterfly in the New World is to be found in Jamaica and is endemic to the Blue and John Crown Mountains? (30 words)

L Larvae of the Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly feed exclusively on young leaves of the various pawpaw species, but never occur in great numbers on the plants. (26 words)

The larvae of some species, such as the common Mormon ( Papilio polytes ) and the western tiger swallowtail look like bird droppings. (21 words)

Question examples

Did you know that the Giant Swallowtail, the largest butterfly in the New World is to be found in Jamaica and is endemic to the Blue and John Crown Mountains? (30 words)

Example sentences (3)

Did you know that the Giant Swallowtail, the largest butterfly in the New World is to be found in Jamaica and is endemic to the Blue and John Crown Mountains?

L Larvae of the Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly feed exclusively on young leaves of the various pawpaw species, but never occur in great numbers on the plants.

The larvae of some species, such as the common Mormon ( Papilio polytes ) and the western tiger swallowtail look like bird droppings.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "swallowtail" in a sentence?
An example: "Did you know that the Giant Swallowtail, the largest butterfly in the New World is to be found in Jamaica and is endemic to the Blue and John Crown Mountains?" This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "swallowtail" from authentic English texts.
What does "swallowtail" mean?
Swallowtail means: The forked tail of a swallow.
What are synonyms of "swallowtail"?
Common synonyms of "swallowtail" include: swallow-tailed coat, morning coat, jacket.
How many example sentences with "swallowtail" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "swallowtail", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.