tiger swallowtail

noun

Any of a group of North American butterfly species in the genus Papilio that typically have a distinctive pattern of black stripes on yellow wings reminiscent of tiger fur.

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Meanings

nountiger swallowtail (plural tiger swallowtails)

plural tiger swallowtails

  1. Any of a group of North American butterfly species in the genus Papilio that typically have a distinctive pattern of black stripes on yellow wings reminiscent of tiger fur.
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