zebra swallowtail

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a swallowtail butterfly, Papilio marcellus, having black and greenish-white stripes on the wings.

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Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95

Animal prints abounded: snakeskin booties, leopard-print hot pants, zebra-printed flamingo skirts.
Rodarte’s Ode to Los Angeles|Isabel Wilkinson|September 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Glo-Fish, the neon fluorescent zebra fish, were the first genetically altered organisms to be sold as pets.
Nine Things You Should Know About Genetically Modified Organisms|Melissa Leon|March 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They are pointy, zebra-striped Nike Cole Haans with silver buckles strapped onto her two shiny titanium carbon fiber legs.
Tammy Duckworth on Gun Control, Women in Combat|Sandra McElwaine|February 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Blanco also says that, like Zebra Katz, Le1f is about to experience a crossover.
Too Gay for Hip-Hop? Le1f Takes On Traditionally Homophobic Genre|Melissa Leon|August 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST

In a really, really short zebra-striped dress and five-inch do-me pumps.
Michaele Salahi, Movin’ On Up|Michelle Cottle|September 16, 2011|DAILY BEAST
In an occasional horse the long-lost stripes of the zebra-like ancestor reappear.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris
No fence will keep out a herd of zebra, and in one rush a field of grain is ruined by these giant herds.
In Africa|John T. McCutcheon
That regular variety of the climate of the zebra has never been exhibited by either of them.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VIII (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
That night two of us heard the first bark of the zebra, and we thought it must be the bark of distant dogs.
In Africa|John T. McCutcheon
If the horse is the source, or principal trunk, the zebra and the ass will be collateral branches.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon