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a swallowtail butterfly, Papilio marcellus, having black and greenish-white stripes on the wings.[1890-95, Amer.]
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Zebra swallowtail — Zebra e bra, n. [Pg. zebra; cf. Sp. cebra; probably from a native African name.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any member of three species of African wild horses remarkable for having the body white or yellowish white, and conspicuously marked with dark brown or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
zebra swallowtail — noun : a very large swallowtail butterfly (Papilio marcellus) of eastern No. America which has greenish white or yellowish white wings barred with black and whose larva feeds on the papaw * * * a swallowtail butterfly, Papilio marcellus, having… … Useful english dictionary
Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly — Taxobox name = Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly status = NE status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera subordo = Ditrysia superfamilia = Papilionoidea familia = Papilionidae genus = Eurytides… … Wikipedia
zebra swallowtail butterfly — ▪ insect species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae (order Lepidoptera) that has wing patterns reminiscent of a zebra s stripes, with a series of longitudinal black bands forming a pattern on a greenish white or white background. There are… … Universalium
Swallowtail — Swal low*tail , n. 1. (Carp.) A kind of tenon or tongue used in making joints. See {Dovetail}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A species of willow. [1913 Webster] 3. (Fort.) An outwork with converging sides, its head or front forming a re[ e]ntrant… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Zebra — e bra, n. [Pg. zebra; cf. Sp. cebra; probably from a native African name.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any member of three species of African wild horses remarkable for having the body white or yellowish white, and conspicuously marked with dark brown or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Zebra caterpillar — Zebra e bra, n. [Pg. zebra; cf. Sp. cebra; probably from a native African name.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any member of three species of African wild horses remarkable for having the body white or yellowish white, and conspicuously marked with dark brown or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Zebra opossum — Zebra e bra, n. [Pg. zebra; cf. Sp. cebra; probably from a native African name.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any member of three species of African wild horses remarkable for having the body white or yellowish white, and conspicuously marked with dark brown or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Zebra parrakeet — Zebra e bra, n. [Pg. zebra; cf. Sp. cebra; probably from a native African name.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any member of three species of African wild horses remarkable for having the body white or yellowish white, and conspicuously marked with dark brown or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Zebra poison — Zebra e bra, n. [Pg. zebra; cf. Sp. cebra; probably from a native African name.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any member of three species of African wild horses remarkable for having the body white or yellowish white, and conspicuously marked with dark brown or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
