单词 | black-necked swan |
释义 | > as lemmasblack-necked swan black-necked swan n. the swan Cygnus melanocorypha, which breeds in southern South America and is white with a black head and neck and a red knob at the base of the bill. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Cyginae (swans) > [noun] > member of genus Cygnus (miscellaneous) black-necked swan1785 Bewick's swan1830 1785Black-necked swan [see main sense]. 1871 C. Darwin Descent of Man II. xvi. 230 Piebald birds..for instance, the black-necked swan, certain terns, and the common magpie. 2003 Black Men Oct. 91/1 Of the seven species of swans in the world, all are pure white except for the South American black-necked swan and the Australian black swan. < as lemmas |
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