Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pipevine swallowtail

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pipevine swal-low-tail
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Battus philenor, a swallowtail butterfly found in North America and Central America, black with iridescent blue hind wings.

Etymology

The caterpillars feed on Aristolochia species; see pipevine.

Inflected Forms

pipevine swallowtails (plural)

Questions

What does pipevine swallowtail mean?: Battus philenor, a swallowtail butterfly found in North America and Central America, black with iridescent blue hind wings.
Where does pipevine swallowtail come from?: The caterpillars feed on Aristolochia species; see pipevine.

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