ˈbyüik(s)ˈs- noun
also bewick swan
Usage: usually capitalized B
Etymology: after Thomas Bewick died 1828 English wood engraver who illustrated a book about birds
: a white swan ( Cygnus bewicki ) of northern Asia and northeastern Europe that occasionally appears in western Europe in winter and is smaller than the whooper swan with a smaller and more orange patch of naked skin in front of the eye