mute swan

noun

A species of white plumaged swan, Cygnus olor, having a distinctive orange bill with a black tip, native to Eurasia and widely introduced elsewhere as an ornamental waterbird.

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Cygnus olor
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Meanings

nounmute swan (plural mute swans)

plural mute swans

  1. A species of white plumaged swan, Cygnus olor, having a distinctive orange bill with a black tip, native to Eurasia and widely introduced elsewhere as an ornamental waterbird.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsoundless Eurasian swan; commonly domesticated

Similar
Cygnus olor
Broader
swan

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

So called because it is not very vocal (though not entirely mute).

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Translations

Arabic تَمّ أَخْرَس
  • تَمّ أَخْرَس (tamm ʔaḵras)Cygnus olor
Basque beltxarga arrunt
  • beltxarga arruntCygnus olor
Bulgarian ням лебед
  • ням лебед (njam lebed)Cygnus olor
Catalan cigne mut
  • cigne mutCygnus olor
Chinese Mandarin 疣鼻天鵝 /疣鼻天鹅
  • 疣鼻天鵝 /疣鼻天鹅 (yóubí tiān'é)Cygnus olor
Danish knopsvane
  • knopsvaneCygnus olor
Dutch knobbelzwaan
  • knobbelzwaanCygnus olor
Estonian kühmnokk-luik
  • kühmnokk-luikCygnus olor
Finnish kyhmyjoutsen
  • kyhmyjoutsenCygnus olor
French cygne muet, cygne tuberculé
  • cygne muetCygnus olor
  • cygne tuberculéCygnus olor
German Höckerschwan
  • HöckerschwanCygnus olor
Greek κοινός κύκνος, βουβόκυκνος
  • κοινός κύκνος (koinós kýknos)Cygnus olor
  • βουβόκυκνος (vouvókyknos)Cygnus olor
Hebrew ברבור מצוי
  • ברבור מצויCygnus olor
Hungarian bütykös hattyú
  • bütykös hattyúCygnus olor
Icelandic hnúðsvanur
  • hnúðsvanurCygnus olor
Irish eala bhalbh
  • eala bhalbhCygnus olor
Italian cigno reale
  • cigno realeCygnus olor
Japanese 瘤白鳥
  • 瘤白鳥 (kobuhakuchō)Cygnus olor
Korean 혹고니
  • 혹고니 (hokgoni)Cygnus olor
Latvian paugurknābja gulbis
  • paugurknābja gulbisCygnus olor
Lithuanian gulbė nebylė
  • gulbė nebylėCygnus olor
Norwegian Bokmål knoppsvane
  • knoppsvaneCygnus olor
Persian قوی گنگ
  • قوی گنگ (qu-ye gong)Cygnus olor
Polish łabędź niemy
  • łabędź niemyCygnus olor
Portuguese cisne-real, cisne-mudo
  • cisne-realCygnus olor
  • cisne-mudoCygnus olor
Romanian lebădă de vară
  • lebădă de varăCygnus olor
Russian ле́бедь-шипу́н
  • ле́бедь-шипу́н (lébedʹ-šipún)Cygnus olor
Spanish cisne mudo
  • cisne mudoCygnus olor
Swedish knölsvan
  • knölsvanCygnus olor
Thai หงส์ใบ้
  • หงส์ใบ้ (hǒng-bâi)Cygnus olor
Turkish sessiz kuğu
  • sessiz kuğuCygnus olor
Vietnamese thiên nga trắng
  • thiên nga trắngCygnus olor
Welsh alarch dof
  • alarch dofCygnus olor
Cite this entry
APA

mute swan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mute%20swan

MLA

“mute swan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mute%20swan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mute swan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mute%20swan.

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