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CYGNUS COLUMBIANUS

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Meaning:

Swan that nests in tundra regions of the New and Old Worlds

Synonyms:

Cygnus columbianus; tundra swan

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Nouns denoting animals

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

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

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Cygnus columbianus"):

Cygnus columbianus columbianus; whistling swan (North American subspecies of tundra swan having a soft whistling note)

Bewick's swan; Cygnus columbianus bewickii (Eurasian subspecies of tundra swan; smaller than the whooper)

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

Cygnus; genus Cygnus (a genus of Anatidae)

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