Bewick's swan

English

Bewick's swan

Etymology

Named after the engraver Thomas Bewick, who specialised in illustrations of birds and animals.

Noun

Bewick's swan (plural Bewick's swans)

A small swan, Cygnus columbianus, of the family Anatidae.

Synonyms

Translations

Bewick's swan

Dutch: kleine zwaan
Faroese: smáokn f
Finnish: pikkujoutsen (fi)
French: cygne siffleur (fr)
German: Zwergschwan (de) m
Greek: νανόκυκνος m (nanókyknos)
Italian: cigno minore

Korean: 고니 (ko) (goni)
Navajo: dééłgai yázhí
Portuguese: cisne-pequeno m
Russian: америка́нский ле́бедь m (amerikánskij lébedʹ), америка́нский ту́ндровый ле́бедь m (amerikánskij túndrovyj lébedʹ)
Spanish: cisne silbador m
Swedish: mindre sångsvan (sv) c

See also

Bewick's swan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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