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giant swallowtail

giant swallowtail noun: papilio cresphontes, the largest butterfly in North America.

Noun

giant swallowtail (plural giant swallowtails)

  1. Papilio cresphontes, the largest butterfly in North America.

Forms of giant swallowtail

pluralgiant swallowtails

Questions about giant swallowtail

What does giant swallowtail mean?
Giant swallowtail means papilio cresphontes, the largest butterfly in North America.
What part of speech is giant swallowtail?
Giant swallowtail is a noun.
What is the plural of giant swallowtail?
The plural of giant swallowtail is giant swallowtails.

Words near giant swallowtail in the dictionary

  1. giant star
  2. giant stars
  3. giant stock bean
  4. giant stock beans
  5. giant stride
  6. giant swallowtail
  7. giant swallowtails
  8. giant taro
  9. giant thorny-headed worm of swine
  10. giant tortoise
  11. giant tortoises

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