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| cob |
a male swan. [1/3 definitions] |
| cygnet |
a young swan. |
| Cygnus |
a summer constellation in the northern sky that is shaped like a cross, located between Cepheus and Aquila and containing the bright star Deneb and a double star; Swan; Northern Cross. |
| Leda |
in Greek mythology, a queen of Sparta to whom Zeus, in the form of a swan, made love. |
| swansdown |
the soft down of a swan, used esp. as a decorative trim or cosmetic puff. [1/2 definitions] |
| trumpeter |
see "trumpeter swan." [1/5 definitions] |
| trumpeter swan |
a large wild North American swan, usu. white, that has a loud, sonorous, trumpetlike cry. |
| wildfowl |
a wild bird, esp. a duck, goose, or swan, that is hunted as game. |
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