| slovo | definícia |
swallowtail
(encz) | swallowtail,druh mužského pláště Zdeněk Brož |
swallowtail
(gcide) | Priestcap \Priest"cap`\, n. (Fort.)
A form of redan, so named from its shape; -- called also
swallowtail.
[1913 Webster] |
Swallowtail
(gcide) | Swallowtail \Swal"low*tail`\, n.
1. (Carp.) A kind of tenon or tongue used in making joints.
See Dovetail.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Bot.) A species of willow.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Fort.) An outwork with converging sides, its head or
front forming a reentrant angle; -- so called from its
form. Called also priestcap.
[1913 Webster]
4. A swallow-tailed coat.
[1913 Webster]
This Stultz coat, a blue swallowtail, with yellow
buttons. --Thackeray.
[1913 Webster]
5. An arrow. --Sir W. Scott.
[1913 Webster]
6. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of large and handsome
butterflies, belonging to Papilio and allied genera, in
which the posterior border of each hind wing is
prolongated in the form of a long lobe.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The black swallowtail, or asterias (see Papilio), the
blue swallowtail, or philenor, the tiger swallowtail,
or turnus (see Turnus), and the zebra swallowtail, or
ajax (see under Zebra) are common American species.
See also Troilus.
[1913 Webster] |
swallowtail
(wn) | swallowtail
n 1: a man's full-dress jacket with two long tapering tails at
the back [syn: swallow-tailed coat, swallowtail,
morning coat] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
swallowtail
(encz) | swallowtail,druh mužského pláště Zdeněk Brož |
swallowtail
(gcide) | Priestcap \Priest"cap`\, n. (Fort.)
A form of redan, so named from its shape; -- called also
swallowtail.
[1913 Webster]Swallowtail \Swal"low*tail`\, n.
1. (Carp.) A kind of tenon or tongue used in making joints.
See Dovetail.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Bot.) A species of willow.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Fort.) An outwork with converging sides, its head or
front forming a reentrant angle; -- so called from its
form. Called also priestcap.
[1913 Webster]
4. A swallow-tailed coat.
[1913 Webster]
This Stultz coat, a blue swallowtail, with yellow
buttons. --Thackeray.
[1913 Webster]
5. An arrow. --Sir W. Scott.
[1913 Webster]
6. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of large and handsome
butterflies, belonging to Papilio and allied genera, in
which the posterior border of each hind wing is
prolongated in the form of a long lobe.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The black swallowtail, or asterias (see Papilio), the
blue swallowtail, or philenor, the tiger swallowtail,
or turnus (see Turnus), and the zebra swallowtail, or
ajax (see under Zebra) are common American species.
See also Troilus.
[1913 Webster] |
Swallow-tailed
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Carp.) United by dovetailing; dovetailed.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster] |
Swallow-tailed duck
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Carp.) United by dovetailing; dovetailed.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster] |
Swallow-tailed gull
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Carp.) United by dovetailing; dovetailed.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster] |
Swallow-tailed hawk
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Carp.) United by dovetailing; dovetailed.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster] |
swallow-tailed kite
(gcide) | Fork-tailed \Fork"-tailed`\, a. (Zool.)
Having the outer tail feathers longer than the median ones;
swallow-tailed; -- said of many birds.
[1913 Webster]
Fork-tailed flycatcher (Zool.), a tropical American
flycatcher (Milvulus tyrannus).
Fork-tailed gull (Zool.), a gull of the genus Xema, of
two species, esp. X. Sabinii of the Arctic Ocean.
Fork-tailed kite (Zool.), a graceful American kite
(Elanoides forficatus); -- called also {swallow-tailed
kite}.
[1913 Webster]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.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Carp.) United by dovetailing; dovetailed.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster] |
Swallow-tailed kite
(gcide) | Fork-tailed \Fork"-tailed`\, a. (Zool.)
Having the outer tail feathers longer than the median ones;
swallow-tailed; -- said of many birds.
[1913 Webster]
Fork-tailed flycatcher (Zool.), a tropical American
flycatcher (Milvulus tyrannus).
Fork-tailed gull (Zool.), a gull of the genus Xema, of
two species, esp. X. Sabinii of the Arctic Ocean.
Fork-tailed kite (Zool.), a graceful American kite
(Elanoides forficatus); -- called also {swallow-tailed
kite}.
[1913 Webster]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.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Carp.) United by dovetailing; dovetailed.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster] |
Swallow-tailed moth
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Carp.) United by dovetailing; dovetailed.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster] |
tiger swallowtail
(gcide) | Turnus \Tur"nus\, n. [NL., fr. L. Turnus, the king of the
Rutuli, mentioned in the Aeneid.] (Zool.)
A common, large, handsome, American swallowtail butterfly,
now regarded as one of the forms of Papilio glaucus syn.
Jasoniades glaucus. The wings are yellow, margined and
barred with black, and with an orange-red spot near the
posterior angle of the hind wings. Called also {tiger
swallowtail}. See Illust. under Swallowtail.
[1913 Webster] |
Zebra swallowtail
(gcide) | Zebra \Ze"bra\, n. [Pg. zebra; cf. Sp. cebra; probably from a
native African name.] (Zool.)
Any member of three species of African wild horses remarkable
for having the body white or yellowish white, and
conspicuously marked with dark brown or brackish bands.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The true or mountain zebra (Equus zebra syn. {Asinus
zebra}) is nearly white, and the bands which cover the
body and legs are glossy black. Its tail has a tuft of
black hair at the tip. It inhabits the mountains of
Central and Southern Africa, and is noted for its
wariness and wildness, as well as for its swiftness.
The second species (Equus Burchellii syn. {Asinus
Burchellii} or Equus quagga), known as {Burchell's
zebra}, plains zebra, and dauw, is the most
abundant, inhabiting the grassy plains of tropical and
southern Africa, and differing from the preceding in
not having dark bands on the legs, while those on the
body are more irregular. It has a long tail, covered
with long white flowing hair. Grevy's zebra ({Equus
grevyi}) is distinct from the others in being placed in
the subgenus Dolichohippus, whereas the plains and
mountain zebras are placed in the subgenus Hippotigris.
More on zebras can be found at:
http://www.imh.org/imh/bw/zebra.html
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Zebra caterpillar, the larva of an American noctuid moth
(Mamestra picta). It is light yellow, with a broad black
stripe on the back and one on each side; the lateral
stripes are crossed with withe lines. It feeds on
cabbages, beets, clover, and other cultivated plants.
Zebra opossum, the zebra wolf. See under Wolf.
Zebra parrakeet, an Australian grass parrakeet, often kept
as a cage bird. Its upper parts are mostly pale greenish
yellow, transversely barred with brownish black crescents;
the under parts, rump, and upper tail coverts, are bright
green; two central tail feathers and the cheek patches are
blue. Called also canary parrot, scallop parrot,
shell parrot, and undulated parrot.
Zebra poison (Bot.), a poisonous tree (Euphorbia arborea)
of the Spurge family, found in South Africa. Its milky
juice is so poisonous that zebras have been killed by
drinking water in which its branches had been placed, and
it is also used as an arrow poison. --J. Smith (Dict.
Econ. Plants).
Zebra shark. Same as Tiger shark, under Tiger.
Zebra spider, a hunting spider.
Zebra swallowtail, a very large North American
swallow-tailed butterfly (Iphiclides ajax), in which the
wings are yellow, barred with black; -- called also
ajax.
Zebra wolf. See under Wolf.
[1913 Webster] |
swallowtail
(wn) | swallowtail
n 1: a man's full-dress jacket with two long tapering tails at
the back [syn: swallow-tailed coat, swallowtail,
morning coat] |
|