Bewick's swan

noun

A small swan, Cygnus columbianus, of the family Anatidae.

Similar
whistling swantundra swanCygnus columbianus bewickii
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Meanings

nounBewick's swan (plural Bewick's swans)

plural Bewick's swans

  1. A small swan, Cygnus columbianus, of the family Anatidae.

    Synonyms: whistling swan, tundra swan

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA small swan, Cygnus columbianus, of the family Anatidae.

Similar
whistling swantundra swan

More synonyms by meaning

nounEurasian subspecies of tundra swan; smaller than the whooper

Similar
Cygnus columbianus bewickii
Broader
tundra swanCygnus columbianus
Also see
tundra swanwhistling swan

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Named after the engraver Thomas Bewick, who specialised in illustrations of birds and animals.

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Translations

Bulgarian тундров лебед
  • тундров лебед (tundrov lebed)Bewick's swan
Catalan cigne petit
  • cigne petitBewick's swan
Czech labuť malá
  • labuť maláBewick's swan
Danish pibesvane
  • pibesvaneBewick's swan
Dutch kleine zwaan
  • kleine zwaanBewick's swan
Esperanto malgranda cigno
  • malgranda cignoBewick's swan
Finnish pikkujoutsen
  • pikkujoutsenBewick's swan
French cygne siffleur
  • cygne siffleurBewick's swan
German Zwergschwan
  • ZwergschwanBewick's swan
Greek νανόκυκνος
  • νανόκυκνος (nanókyknos)Bewick's swan
Hungarian kis hattyú
  • kis hattyúBewick's swan
Icelandic dvergsvanur
  • dvergsvanurBewick's swan
Italian cigno minore
  • cigno minoreBewick's swan
Japanese コハクチョウ
  • コハクチョウ (kohakuchou)Bewick's swan
Korean 고니
  • 고니 (goni)Bewick's swan
Lithuanian mažoji gulbė
  • mažoji gulbėBewick's swan
Persian قوی توندرا
  • قوی توندرا (qwy̰ twndrạ)Bewick's swan
Portuguese cisne-pequeno
  • cisne-pequenoBewick's swan
Romanian lebădă mică
  • lebădă micăBewick's swan
Russian америка́нский ле́бедь, америка́нский ту́ндровый ле́бедь
  • америка́нский ле́бедь (amerikánskij lébedʹ)Bewick's swan
  • америка́нский ту́ндровый ле́бедь (amerikánskij túndrovyj lébedʹ)Bewick's swan
Spanish cisne silbador
  • cisne silbadorBewick's swan
Swedish mindre sångsvan
  • mindre sångsvanBewick's swan
Turkish küçük kuğu
  • küçük kuğuBewick's swan
Cite this entry
APA

Bewick's swan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bewick's%20swan

MLA

“Bewick's swan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bewick's%20swan. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bewick's swan,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bewick's%20swan.

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