A large web-footed swimming bird of the genus Cygnus or subfamily Cygninæ of the family Anatidæ, characterized by a long and gracefully curved neck…
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| 释义 | the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Cyginae (swans) > [noun] > member of genus Cygnus (miscellaneous) > cygnus olor (common swan) (15) swanc700 A large web-footed swimming bird of the genus Cygnus or subfamily Cygninæ of the family Anatidæ, characterized by a long and gracefully curved neck… Apollo's swan?1592 In classical mythology, the swan was sacred to Apollo (hence Apollo's swan is used allusively) and to Venus (occasionally, as by Shakespeare… mute swan1785 The common swan of temperate Eurasia, Cygnus olor, having white plumage and an orange bill with a swollen black knob in front of the eyes. queen-bird1830 a swan. Subcategories:— male (1) — female (1) — young (4) — branded swan(s) (3) — parts of (1) — breeding-place (1) |
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