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Definition of: Papilionidae
(pə·pil′ē·on′i·dē) noun plural
A family of butterflies, including mostly large species with a tail-like lobe on each hind wing; the swallowtail butterflies. [<NL <L papilio, -onis butterfly]
—pa·pil′i·on′id adjective & noun
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