mute swan
Noun
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Noun
mute swan (plural mute swans)
- A white swan, Cygnus olor, found throughout Europe and much of Asia, having a distinctive orange bill with a black tip; it is not actually mute, but is not very vocal.
- French: cygne muet, cygne tuberculé
- German: Höckerschwan
- Italian: cigno reale
- Portuguese: cisne-real, cisne-mudo
- Russian: ле́бедь-шипу́н
- Spanish: cisne mudo
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