Definition of mute swan in English:
mute swan
noun
The commonest Eurasian swan, having white plumage and an orange-red bill with a black knob at the base.
Cygnus olor, family Anatidae
- But fly-fishers claim mute swans are stripping these rivers of water crowfoot, an aquatic plant crucial to trout and the insects they eat.
- On a recent walk I saw a kingfisher skim across the surface and a number of mute swans.
- Invasives like mute swans and rock pigeons are wreaking ecological havoc throughout the United States and threatening countless native species.
- We had our first recorded nesting of mute swans at the reserve.
- Wildlife managers say mute swans are destroying significant amounts of submerged aquatic vegetation and chasing other shorebirds away from their nesting sites.
Definition of mute swan in US English:
mute swan
nounˈmyo͞ot ˌswän
The most common Eurasian swan, having white plumage and an orange-red bill with a black knob at the base. Introduced to the northeastern US, its range is expanding along the Atlantic coast and the Great Lakes region.
Cygnus olor, family Anatidae
- On a recent walk I saw a kingfisher skim across the surface and a number of mute swans.
- We had our first recorded nesting of mute swans at the reserve.
- But fly-fishers claim mute swans are stripping these rivers of water crowfoot, an aquatic plant crucial to trout and the insects they eat.
- Invasives like mute swans and rock pigeons are wreaking ecological havoc throughout the United States and threatening countless native species.
- Wildlife managers say mute swans are destroying significant amounts of submerged aquatic vegetation and chasing other shorebirds away from their nesting sites.