Bewick's swan

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Bewick's swan

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Named after the engraver Thomas Bewick, who specialised in illustrations of birds and animals.

noun Bewick's swans

  1. A small swan, Cygnus columbianus, of the family Anatidae.

    Similar: whistling swan, tundra swan

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noun Bewick's swan

Españolcisne silbador
한국어고니 goni
日本語コハクチョウ kohakuchou
Portuguêscisne-pequeno
Françaiscygne siffleur
DeutschZwergschwan
Italianocigno minore
Ελληνικάνανόκυκνος nanókyknos
Românălebădă mică
Русскийамерика́нский ле́бедь amerikánskij lébedʹ, америка́нский ту́ндровый ле́бедь amerikánskij túndrovyj lébedʹ

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@misc{bewick_s_swan_2026,
  title = {Bewick's swan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bewick's%20swan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}