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CYGNUS CYGNUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Common Old World swan noted for its whooping call
Synonyms:
Cygnus cygnus; whooper; whooper swan
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Cygnus cygnus" is a kind of...):
swan (stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult)
Holonyms ("Cygnus cygnus" is a member of...):
Cygnus; genus Cygnus (a genus of Anatidae)