Dictionary
swan
Meaning
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- Any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus (bird family: Anatidae), most of which have white plumage.
- One whose grace etc. suggests a swan.
- This bird used as a heraldic charge, sometimes with a crown around its neck (e. g. the arms of Buckinghamshire).
Pronounced as (IPA)
/swɒn/
Cognate with Western Frisian
swan
Cognate with Dutch
zwaan
Cognate with German
Schwan
Cognate with Latin
sonus
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