swan
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- noun
- /swɑn/
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cisne
- As we walked by the park, a swan spread its wings and took to the air.
- white swan
- mute swan
- whooper swan
Like a beautiful swan that just emerged from its cocoon.
- Like a beautiful swan that just emerged from its cocoon.
- All caps A swan ice sculpture.
Examples
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Once on the pond, I saw a swan, drifting quietly, white and full.
Fiction book (1995) -
The neck and head of the swan curve up from the bottom edge, on the verge of entry.
Academic text (2015) -
The recent controversy surrounding the population of mute swans in the Chesapeake Bay is a good example.
Academic text (2004) -
One worked on a hatch box for endangered trumpeter swans, another on bluebird houses.
Academic text (1998) -
Even supposedly monogamous animals like swans turn out to hatch eggs fathered by multiple males.
Academic text (2004) -
The swan gracefully glided across the lake, leaving ripples in its wake.
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We saw a family of swans swimming together near the shore.
Synonyms
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A large white swan with a loud, trumpet-like call
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A large white bird with a long neck that breeds in Arctic tundra
A group of large water birds that includes all true swans
A group of large birds that are swans
A large white wild swan with a loud trumpet call from western North America
A large white swan that makes a loud trumpet call
A large white bird with a long neck that lives on lakes and rivers and is quieter than other swans
A small white swan from Europe and Asia with a yellow and black beak
A large Australian swan with black feathers and a red bill
A large Australian swan with black feathers and a red beak
Idioms
Compounds
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A dive where the diver arches their back and stretches their arms before entering the water
A large white bird with a long neck that lives on lakes and rivers and is quieter than other swans
- Australian
A plant from western Australia that lives for one year and has bright white, blue or purple flowers
- Australian
A small Australian plant that lives for one year with light pink flowers that hang down
How Long-Necked
Surface Forms
Etymology
Swan is an old name for the bird, coming from an old German word like German Schwan, so for centuries the word has meant the large, 'graceful' waterbird with a long neck.