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    CYGNUS COLUMBIANUS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

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

    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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