bewick's swan

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   Eurasian subspecies of tundra swan; smaller than the whooper

   SynonymsCygnus columbianus bewickii

   Broadertundra swan

Questions about bewick's swan

What does bewick's swan mean?

bewick's swan means "Eurasian subspecies of tundra swan; smaller than the whooper".

What is another word for bewick's swan?

Close synonyms include Cygnus columbianus bewickii. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bewick's swan a common word?

bewick's swan is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.