Bewick's swan

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Bewick's swan

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a white Old World swan, Cygnus bewickii, having a black bill with a small yellow base

[named after Thomas Bewick (1753-1828), English engraver noted esp for his woodcuts of birds]

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Bewick's swan - Eurasian subspecies of tundra swan; smaller than the whooper

Cygnus columbianus bewickii

Cygnus columbianus, tundra swan - swan that nests in tundra regions of the New and Old Worlds

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