tiger swallowtail

noun

a yellow swallowtail butterfly, Papilio glaucus, of eastern North America, having the forewings striped with black.

Origin of tiger swallowtail

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First recorded in 1885–90

Words Nearby tiger swallowtail

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How to use tiger swallowtail in a sentence

Turnus, tur′nus, n. the tiger-swallowtail, a black-striped United States butterfly.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) | Various
The yearly cycle of the tiger swallowtail is much like that of the related species.
Butterflies Worth Knowing | Clarence M. Weed

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