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PRONUNCIATION OF SWALLOW-TAILED

swallow-tailed play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SWALLOW-TAILED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Swallow-Tailed is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SWALLOW-TAILED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of swallow-tailed in the English dictionary

The definition of swallow-tailed in the dictionary is having a deeply forked tail. Other definition of swallow-tailed is having a part resembling a swallow's tail.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SWALLOW-TAILED

swainishness
swale
Swaledale
SWALK
swallet
swallow
swallow dive
swallow hole
swallow one´s words
swallow-like
swallow-tailed coat
swallowable
swallower
swallowtail
swallowtail butterfly
swallowwort
swam
swami
swamp
swamp blues

WORDS THAT END LIKE SWALLOW-TAILED

bewailed
bobtailed
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
detailed
draggletailed
failed
fan-tailed
hobnailed
long-tailed
oiled
one-tailed
pigtailed
ring-tailed
two-tailed
unassailed
unbewailed
unentailed
unhailed
unmailed
unsailed
untailed

Synonyms and antonyms of swallow-tailed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «swallow-tailed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SWALLOW-TAILED

Find out the translation of swallow-tailed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of swallow-tailed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «swallow-tailed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

燕尾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cola de golondrina
570 millions of speakers

English

swallow-tailed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

निगल पूंछ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ابتلاع الذيل -
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

проглотить хвост
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

engolir -cauda-
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গেলা-টেইলড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

avaler de Virginie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menelan ekor
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schlucken -tailed
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スワローテイル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

- 제비 꼬리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Swallow-tailed
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nuốt đuôi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விழுங்க வால்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गिल्व-पूड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

-Yutmak kuyruklu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

a coda di rondine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Swallow-tailed
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

проковтнути хвіст
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

înghiți -coada
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χελιδόνι - ουρά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sluk stert
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

svälja -tailed
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

svelge - tailed
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of swallow-tailed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SWALLOW-TAILED»

The term «swallow-tailed» is regularly used and occupies the 85.235 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SWALLOW-TAILED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about swallow-tailed

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SWALLOW-TAILED»

Discover the use of swallow-tailed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to swallow-tailed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Wind Masters: The Lives of North American Birds of Prey
What is distance to the likes of a Swallow-tailed Kite? She and her mate of several seasons had arrived in late March (although in Florida the birds may arrive weeks earlier). In the spring skies over the live oaks and loblolly pines, they had ...
Pete Dunne, 2003
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The Birds of Pennsylvania
Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forticatus General status: Swallow-tailed Kites breed along the eastern Gulf coast, through most of Florida, and along the southern Atlantic coast as far north as South Carolina, and they winter in South America.
Gerald M. McWilliams, Daniel W. Brauning, 2000
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MotorBoating
Basically, there are four characteristic shapes that his signals may takc— rectangular, triangular. rectangular swallow-tailed, and triangular swallow-tailed. What to call them? Pennants or burgees? Though we don't know yet where our landfall ...
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Birds of Mississippi
Several pairs of Swallow-tailed Kites occur there regularly and may be seen from the river and connecting oxbow lakes, river bridges, or from the meandering channels of the Pascagoula marsh. These birds arrive in late March and April, but  ...
William H. Turcotte, David L. Watts, 1999
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Handbook of Liquid Crystals, Low Molecular Weight Liquid ...
In principle, the terminal branches of swallow-tailed compounds can be attached at both ends of a rod. However, only dialkyl benzylidenemalonates have been used extensively to prepare double-swallow-tailed mesogens. The minimum size  ...
Dietrich Demus, John W. Goodby, George W. Gray, 2011
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2013 Standard Catalog of World Coins - 1901-2000
ASW Rev: Swallow-tailed kite Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU 1974FM (P) 31,000 Value: 5.00 KM# 46 CENT Bronze Obv: National arms, date below, within wreath Rev: Swallow-tailed kite, right, denomination above Edge: Smooth Shape: ...
George S. Cuhaj, Thomas Michael, 2012
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Galápagos: A Natural History
... more attractive. This is the swallow- tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus), a gull so unique that it earns placement in its own genus. The name refers to the forklike shape of the tail, though the tail is not nearly so deeply "swallow-tailed" as is that of ...
John C. Kricher, 2006
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How to Spot Hawks and Eagles
Elano idesforficatus Length: 24" Wingspan: 51" The swallow- tailed kite, a graceful master of the southern summer skies, is among the most beautiful of all raptors. At times, it appears to fly in slow motion, either hawking dragon- flies or picking ...
Clay Sutton, 1996
9
Minnesota's Endangered Flora and Fauna
BASIS FOR STATUS: Although the American swallow-tailed kite formerly ranged throughout the southeastern and central United States, stretching north to Minnesota, its present range is restricted to the Gulf Coast states, from Louisiana to ...
Barbara Coffin, Lee Pfannmuller, 1988
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Neotropical Birds of Prey: Biology and Ecology of a Forest ...
5. SWALLOW-TAILED. KITE. Richard. P. Gerhardt,. Dawn. M. Gerhardt,. and. Miguel. A. Vasquez. 6 DOUBLE-TOOTHED KITE Mark D. Schulze, Iosé L. Cordova, Nathaniel. The scene is spectacular—a low, forested hilltop that rises above a ...
David F Whitacre, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SWALLOW-TAILED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term swallow-tailed is used in the context of the following news items.
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Researchers Seek Swalow-Tailed Kite Sightings
If you have noticed increased activity by groups of Swallow-tailed Kites and have time to get into the field Saturday or Tuesday, read the following. The Avian ... «The Ledger, Jul 15»
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Bird Notes | Endangered kites visiting Waccamaw neck area
I also received several reports last week of swallow-tailed kite observations in the Murrells Inlet and Pawleys Island areas. These elegant birds of prey, perhaps ... «Myrtle Beach Sun News, Jul 15»
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Unusual Swallow-tailed Kite Sighting Enlivens Holiday Weekend …
The most beautiful raptor in the world, to this commentator's eyes, is the striking, black and white, rather large Swallow-tailed Kite, with its long thin pointed wings ... «WCAI, Jul 15»
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Outdoors column: Wildlife sightings highlight early morning boat trip
A foursome of Swallow-tailed Kites were soaring overhead with the blue sky serving ... Reporting kite sightings helps the S.C. Working Group for Swallow-tailed ... «Myrtle Beach Sun News, Jul 15»
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Bird Notes | Keep fresh water in birdbaths to help avian friends beat …
Swallow-tailed and Mississippi kites continue to be reported from our area. While much more common than swallow-tailed, Mississippi kites are usually less ... «Myrtle Beach Sun News, Jul 15»
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Unusual Sighting: Swallow-tailed Kites Show Up in Numbers on the …
The bird that has been seen in remarkable numbers this past April was the Swallow-tailed Kite. The first report came in of kite flying over the Barnstable ... «WCAI, May 15»
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A diminishing jewel among animal caregivers
PETER.WILLOTT@STAUGUSTINE.COM A Swallow-tailed Kite is among the animals being cared for at HAWKE wildlife rehabilitation facility near Elkton on ... «St. Augustine Record, Apr 15»
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Swallow-tailed kite expert featured speaker at Fripp Audubon …
An expert on the study and management of rare birds will discuss the migration of swallow-tailed kites at the Fripp Audubon Club's meeting March 19. «Hilton Head Island Packet, Mar 15»
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Rare sighting of swallow-tailed kite
He said: “Just saw a swallow-tailed kite at Wyndham Hill, near Harrington Sound — very large and impressive bird of prey usually found in Florida and further ... «Royal Gazette, Mar 15»
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Big O Festival is for the birds!
Swallow-tailed kites, snail kites and roseate spoonbills (pictured here) are among the birds watchers are likely to spot during the Big “O” Birding Festival on the ... «Palm Beach Post, Mar 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Swallow-Tailed [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/swallow-tailed>. Apr 2024 ».
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