Word: swallowtail
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: swal
low
tail
Definition: Any of various butterflies of the family Papilionidae, many of which have a long extension to each hindwing.
Morphemes:
Affix: swallow
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A small, migratory bird of the Hirundinidae family with long, pointed, moon-shaped wings and a forked tail which feeds on the wing by catching insects.
Affix: tail
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A filamentous projection on the tornal section of each hind wing of certain butterflies.