CYGNUS BUCCINATOR
Dictionary entry overview: What does Cygnus buccinator mean? • CYGNUS BUCCINATOR (noun)
The noun CYGNUS BUCCINATOR has 1 sense:
1. large pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cry
Familiarity information: CYGNUS BUCCINATOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CYGNUS BUCCINATOR (noun)
Meaning:
Large pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Cygnus buccinator; trumpeter swan; trumpeter
Hypernyms ("Cygnus buccinator" is a kind of...):
swan (stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult)
Holonyms ("Cygnus buccinator" is a member of...):
Cygnus; genus Cygnus (a genus of Anatidae)
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