Cygnus cygnus

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

Latin cygnus (“swan”), from Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos, “swan”)

Proper noun

Cygnus cygnus m

  1. A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the whooper swan.

Hypernyms

References
  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276
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