tiger swallowtail
noun
a yellow swallowtail butterfly, Papilio glaucus, of eastern North America, having the forewings striped with black.
Origin of tiger swallowtail
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby tiger swallowtail
tiger mother,
tiger prawn,
tiger salamander,
tiger shark,
tiger snake,
tiger swallowtail,
tiger! tiger! burning bright,
tiger's-eye,
tigereye,
tigerfish,
tigerish
Example sentences from the Web for tiger swallowtail
Turnus, tur′nus, n. the tiger-swallowtail, a black-striped United States butterfly.