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CYGNUS ATRATUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Cygnus atratus mean?
• CYGNUS ATRATUS (noun)
The noun CYGNUS ATRATUS has 1 sense:
1. large Australian swan having black plumage and a red bill
Familiarity information: CYGNUS ATRATUS 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 ("Cygnus atratus" is a kind of...):
swan (stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult)
Holonyms ("Cygnus atratus" is a member of...):
Cygnus; genus Cygnus (a genus of Anatidae)
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