coscoroban.

/kɒskəˈrəʊbə/

Etymology: modern Latin (J. I. Molina, 1782), < a South American Indian language of Chile.

A small South American swan, Coscoroba coscoroba, which belongs to the family Anatidæ and shows affinities to both ducks and swans. Also coscoroba swan.

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1808 R. Alsop tr. G. I. Molina Geogr., Nat. & Civil Hist. Chili I. iv. 164 Of the geese, the most remarkable is the coscoroba (anas coscoroba)... The plumage is entirely white, the feet and bill are red, and the eyes of a fine black.

1887 A. Newton in Encycl. Brit. XXII. 732/1 South America produces..the Black-necked Swan and that which is called Cascaroba or Coscaroba.

1954 J. Delacour Waterfowl of World I. 55 The London Zoo was the first to receive live Coscorobas in 1870.

1956 G. Durrell Drunken Forest i. 16 A few coscoroba swans, dumpy, plain white, and definitely barnyard-looking.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	coscoroba
释义	coscoroban. /kɒskəˈrəʊbə/ Etymology: modern Latin (J. I. Molina, 1782), < a South American Indian language of Chile. A small South American swan, Coscoroba coscoroba, which belongs to the family Anatidæ and shows affinities to both ducks and swans. Also coscoroba swan. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Cyginae (swans) > [noun] > member of (miscellaneous) eyrar1551 black swan1698 coscoroba1808 1808 R. Alsop tr. G. I. Molina Geogr., Nat. & Civil Hist. Chili I. iv. 164 Of the geese, the most remarkable is the coscoroba (anas coscoroba)... The plumage is entirely white, the feet and bill are red, and the eyes of a fine black. 1887 A. Newton in Encycl. Brit. XXII. 732/1 South America produces..the Black-necked Swan and that which is called Cascaroba or Coscaroba. 1954 J. Delacour Waterfowl of World I. 55 The London Zoo was the first to receive live Coscorobas in 1870. 1956 G. Durrell Drunken Forest i. 16 A few coscoroba swans, dumpy, plain white, and definitely barnyard-looking. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < n.1808
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