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Cygnus columbianus

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Noun1.Cygnus columbianus - swan that nests in tundra regions of the New and Old WorldsCygnus columbianus - swan that nests in tundra regions of the New and Old Worlds
tundra swan
swan - stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult
genus Cygnus, Cygnus - a genus of Anatidae
Cygnus columbianus columbianus, whistling swan - North American subspecies of tundra swan having a soft whistling note
Bewick's swan, Cygnus columbianus bewickii - Eurasian subspecies of tundra swan; smaller than the whooper
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s Swan Cygnus columbianus (after the English naturalist and illustrator), and in North America as the Whistling Swan (because of the sound made by the wings in flight).
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