swallow-tailed

Split like fins

Swallow-tailed describes something with a forked tail resembling that of a swallow—deeply notched with two pointed projections.

A swallow-tailed coat has long tapering tails at the back, the formal dress coat of white-tie attire.

The swallow-tailed kite is a graceful raptor with a distinctive forked tail.

coat

tailcoat

Cutaway evening jacket

eveningwear · white-tie · black-tie · lapels · waistcoat · bespoke · sartorial · formal · gala · ballroom

kite

bird

Feathered flying vertebrate

  • raptorHunting bird with talons
  • kiteWind-flown tethered toy
  • soaringRising effortlessly upward

migration · Florida · neotropical · aerial · graceful · forked · prey · wetlands · nesting · flock

forked

bifurcated

Divided into two branches

notched · V-shaped · pointed · tapered · streamlined · aerodynamic · symmetrical · bilateral · distinctive · elongated

butterfly

swallowtail

Butterfly with forked hindwings

caterpillar · chrysalis · metamorphosis · hindwing · nectar · pollination · larvae · pupa · coloration · mimicry

Opposites
tail/edge shape

swallow-tailedrounded

Having no sharp angles

squared · straight-cut · blunt · untailed · flat-bottomed

Family

swallow, tail, tailed, swallows, swallowed, swallowing, tails, tailing, tailless

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G