whistling swan
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Related to whistling swan: Bewick's swan, tundra swan
whis·tling swan
(wĭs′lĭng, hwĭs′-)n.
A subspecies (Cygnus columbianus subsp. columbianus) of the tundra swan found in North America and having a clear, honking call and a black beak with a yellow spot at the base.
[Named by Meriwether Lewis after its call, the first part of which reminded him of whistling.]
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whistling swan
n
(Animals) a white North American swan, Cygnus columbianus, with a black bill and straight neck. Compare mute swan
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whis′tling swan′
n.
a North American swan, Cygnus columbianus columbianus, a subspecies of the tundra swan.
[1775–85]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() Cygnus columbianus, tundra swan - swan that nests in tundra regions of the New and Old Worlds |
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