| 单词 | whistling swan |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhistling swan whistling swan n. (a) of Europe, C. (O.) musicus or ferus, also called Wild Swan, †Elk, or Whooper; (b) of North America, C. (O.) americanus or columbianus.extracted from swann.whistling swan whistling swan n. (see swan n. 1a). ΚΠ 1785 T. Pennant Arctic Zool. II. ii. 542 The Whistling Swan carries its neck quite erect. 1803 W. Bingley Animal Biogr. II. 504 The Whistling or Wild Swan..is an inhabitant of the northern regions. 1896 R. B. Sharpe Hand-bk. Birds Great Brit. II. 246 The Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) and the Whistling Swan (C. americanus). < as lemmas |
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