English > Cygnus: 2 senses > noun 2, animal| Meaning | A genus of Anatidae. |
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| Synonym | genus Cygnus |
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| Member of | Anatidae, family Anatidae | swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip |
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| Members | black swan, Cygnus atratus | large Australian swan having black plumage and a red bill |
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| mute swan, Cygnus olor | soundless Eurasian swan |
| trumpeter, trumpeter swan, Cygnus buccinator | large pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cry |
| tundra swan, Cygnus columbianus | swan that nests in tundra regions of the New and Old Worlds |
| whooper, whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus | Common Old World swan noted for its whooping call |
| Broader | bird genus | A genus of birds |
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| Spanish | cygnus, genus cygnus |
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| Catalan | cygnus, genus cygnus |
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