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swallowtail

Summary

swallowtail ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (897 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • swallowtail is a type of flag[2].
  • swallowtail is a type of pennon[3].
  • swallowtail's Commons category is recorded as Swallowtails (flags)[4].
  • swallowtail's shape is recorded as pentagon[5].
  • swallowtail's shape is recorded as heptagon[6].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include flag[2] and pennon[3].

Why It Matters

swallowtail ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (897 views/month).[1] swallowtail has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] swallowtail is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). swallowtail. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/swallowtail-q19594944-2
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16d ago · Jerimee · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shape → pentagon, heptagon
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → flag, pennon
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q2069129]]"
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