spicebush swallowtail
[ spahys-boosh swol-oh-teyl ]
noun
a swallowtail butterfly, Papilio troilus, having a dark body with yellow spots on the forewings and greenish hindwings: flies low to the ground, distinctly unlike other swallowtails.
Origin of spicebush swallowtail
1First recorded in 1900–05
- Also called troilus butterfly.
Words Nearby spicebush swallowtail
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