Bewick's swan

Bewick's swan

(ˈbjuːɪks)

n

(Animals) a white Old World swan, Cygnus bewickii, having a black bill with a small yellow base

[named after Thomas Bewick, noted esp for his woodcuts of birds]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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