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BEWICK'S SWAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Bewick's swan mean?
• BEWICK'S SWAN (noun)
The noun BEWICK'S SWAN has 1 sense:
1. Eurasian subspecies of tundra swan; smaller than the whooper
Familiarity information: BEWICK'S SWAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Eurasian subspecies of tundra swan; smaller than the whooper
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Bewick's swan; Cygnus columbianus bewickii
Hypernyms ("Bewick's swan" is a kind of...):
Cygnus columbianus; tundra swan (swan that nests in tundra regions of the New and Old Worlds)
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