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WHISTLING SWAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does whistling swan mean?
• WHISTLING SWAN (noun)
The noun WHISTLING SWAN has 1 sense:
1. North American subspecies of tundra swan having a soft whistling note
Familiarity information: WHISTLING SWAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
North American subspecies of tundra swan having a soft whistling note
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Cygnus columbianus columbianus; whistling swan
Hypernyms ("whistling swan" is a kind of...):
Cygnus columbianus; tundra swan (swan that nests in tundra regions of the New and Old Worlds)
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