CYGNUS BUCCINATOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cygnus buccinator mean? 

• CYGNUS BUCCINATOR (noun)
  The noun CYGNUS BUCCINATOR has 1 sense:

1. large pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cry

  Familiarity information: CYGNUS BUCCINATOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CYGNUS BUCCINATOR (noun)

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Meaning:

Large pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cry

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Cygnus buccinator; trumpeter; trumpeter swan

Hypernyms ("Cygnus buccinator" is a kind of...):

swan (stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult)

Holonyms ("Cygnus buccinator" is a member of...):

Cygnus; genus Cygnus (a genus of Anatidae)