BEWICK'S SWAN


Meaning of BEWICK'S SWAN in English

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

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