black-necked swan

black-necked swan
The only South American species of swan, Cygnus melancoryphus.

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  • black-necked swan — juodakaklė gulbė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Cygnus melanocorypha; Sthenelides melanocorypha angl. black necked swan vok. Schwarzhalsschwan, m rus. черношейный лебедь, m pranc. cygne à cou noir, m ryšiai: platesnis… …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • Black-necked — may refer to:* Black necked Crane, large, whitish gray crane * Black necked Grebe, member of the grebe family of water birds * Black necked Screamer, species of bird in the small family Anhimidae * Black necked Stilt, locally abundant resident of …   Wikipedia

  • Swan — (sw[o^]n), n. [AS. swan; akin to D. zwaan, OHG. swan, G. schwan, Icel. svanr, Sw. svan, Dan. svane; and perhaps to E. sound something audible.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large aquatic birds belonging to {Cygnus}, {Olor}, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Swan goose — Swan Swan (sw[o^]n), n. [AS. swan; akin to D. zwaan, OHG. swan, G. schwan, Icel. svanr, Sw. svan, Dan. svane; and perhaps to E. sound something audible.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large aquatic birds belonging to {Cygnus},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Swan shot — Swan Swan (sw[o^]n), n. [AS. swan; akin to D. zwaan, OHG. swan, G. schwan, Icel. svanr, Sw. svan, Dan. svane; and perhaps to E. sound something audible.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large aquatic birds belonging to {Cygnus},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Swan — For other uses, see Swan (disambiguation). Swans Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) Scientific classification Ki …   Wikipedia

  • swan — swan1 swanlike, adj. /swon/, n. 1. any of several large, stately aquatic birds of the subfamily Anserinae, having a long, slender neck and usually pure white plumage in the adult. Cf. mute swan, trumpeter swan, whistling swan, whooper swan. 2. a… …   Universalium

  • Swan — /swon/, n. Sir Joseph Wilson, 1828 1914, British chemist, electrical engineer, and inventor. * * * I Long necked, heavy bodied, big footed waterfowl (genus Cygnus, family Anatidae). Among waterfowl, swans are the largest and fastest, both… …   Universalium

  • Black Swan — This article is about the bird. For the 2010 film, see Black Swan (film). For other uses, see Black Swan (disambiguation). Black Swan Conservation status …   Wikipedia

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