tiger swallowtails

A form of tiger swallowtail — 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

noun
  1. pluralplural of tiger swallowtail
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