mute swan

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mute swan

A white swan (Cygnus olor) native to Europe and Asia and widely introduced elsewhere, having an orange bill with a black knob at the base and being the least vocal of the swans.

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mute swan

(Animals) a Eurasian swan, Cygnus olor, with a pure white plumage, an orange-red bill with a black base, and a curved neck. Compare whistling swan

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mute′ swan′

a soundless white Eurasian swan, Cygnus olor, widely introduced in other parts of the world.

[1775–85]

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Noun

mute swan - soundless Eurasian swan; commonly domesticated

Cygnus olor

swan - stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult

genus Cygnus, Cygnus - a genus of Anatidae

Translations

kühmnokk-luik

kyhmyjoutsen

cygne muetcygne tuberculé

cigno reale

knölsvan

mute swan

n → Höckerschwan m

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