CYGNUS CYGNUS

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Meaning:

Common Old World swan noted for its whooping call

Synonyms:

Cygnus cygnus; whooper; whooper swan

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Cygnus cygnus" is a kind of...):

swan (stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult)

Holonyms ("Cygnus cygnus" is a member of...):

Cygnus; genus Cygnus (a genus of Anatidae)

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