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A barn swallow in flight. Note the shape of its tail. In flag terminology, a swallowtail is either a V-shaped cut in a flag that causes the flag to end in two points at the fly; or; any flag that has this V-shaped cut. The name comes from the forked tail that is a common feature of the swallow species of birds.
Swallow is a symbol of well-being, happiness, marriage consent, spring and nature rebirth. It is also a symbol of motherhood. [10] Nightingale is a symbol of love to song. Stork is a favorite bird of Ukrainians. In Ukrainian it was named after the goddess of love and good Lelia. It is believed that stork brings kids into a family.
An anchor could indicate sailing across the Atlantic, or represent that a sailor had achieved the rank of a leader or had spent a long time at sea, [57] or it could be sailor's a first tattoo. [11] Crossed anchors between the thumb and forefinger signified a boatswain's mate, [42] while crossed cannons represented naval service. A rope around ...
Scene from the 1990 film Total Recall. Historians of film note that the trope of a "red pill" as decisive in a return to reality made its first appearance in the 1990 film Total Recall, which has a scene where the hero (played by Arnold Schwarzenegger) is asked to swallow a red pill in order to symbolize his desire to return to reality from a dream-like fantasy.
The swallows, martins, and saw ... and the name "swallow" for the more fork-tailed species; however, this distinction does not represent a real evolutionary ...
The pharyngeal swallow is started by the oral phase and subsequently is coordinated by the swallowing center on the medulla oblongata and pons. The reflex is initiated by touch receptors in the pharynx as a bolus of food is pushed to the back of the mouth by the tongue, or by stimulation of the palate (palatal reflex).
The Ancient Egyptian Swallow hieroglyph is Gardiner sign listed no. G36 for swallow birds. The Sparrow hieroglyph appears similar in size and shape, but it is used to represent small, or bad items. [1] The swallow hieroglyph is used in Egyptian hieroglyphs as a phonogram or biliteral [2] for wr-(or ur), and means items that are "great".
An ouroboros in a 1478 drawing in an alchemical tract [1]. The ouroboros or uroboros (/ ˌ j ʊər ə ˈ b ɒr ə s /; [2] / ˌ ʊər ə ˈ b ɒr ə s / [3]) is an ancient symbol depicting a snake or dragon [4] eating its own tail.