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BLACK SWAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does black swan mean?
• BLACK SWAN (noun)
The noun BLACK SWAN has 1 sense:
1. large Australian swan having black plumage and a red bill
Familiarity information: BLACK SWAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large Australian swan having black plumage and a red bill
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
black swan; Cygnus atratus
Hypernyms ("black swan" is a kind of...):
swan (stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult)
Holonyms ("black swan" is a member of...):
Cygnus; genus Cygnus (a genus of Anatidae)
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