mute swan
mute swan · mute swans
лебедь-шипун
Höckerschwan
A species of white plumaged swan, Cygnus olor, having a distinctive orange bill with a…A species of white plumaged swan, Cygnus olor, having a distinctive orange bill with a black tip, native to Eurasia and widely introduced elsewhere as an ornamental waterbird.
Meaning
1 sensesA species of white plumaged swan, Cygnus olor, having a distinctive orange bill with a black tip, native to Eurasia and widely introduced elsewhere as an ornamental waterbird.
Höckerschwan
ле́бедь-шипу́нlébedʹ-šipún
More definitions
- soundless Eurasian swan; commonly domesticated
Translations
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Cygnus olor:
Deutsch
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Cygnus olor:
Origin
So called because it is not very vocal (though not entirely mute).So called because it is not very vocal (though not entirely mute).
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Forms
plural: mute swans| Singular | mute swan |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- soundless Eurasian swan; commonly domesticated:Cygnus olor