mute swan
English
editEtymology
editSo called because it is not very vocal (though not entirely mute).
Noun
editmute swan (plural mute swans)
- A species of white plumaged swan, Cygnus olor, having a distinctive orange bill with a black tip, native to Eurasia and widely introduced elsewhere as an ornamental waterbird.
Translations
editCygnus olor
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Further reading
edit- mute swan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Cygnus olor on Wikispecies.Wikispecies