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coscoroba en · NOUN

Etymology

Not certain. From a local South American (perhaps specifically Chilean) name, which probably entered English via Spanish; perhaps related to Tupi casaroba, saroba.

Meanings

1. An anatid bird, Coscoroba coscoroba, of the monotypic genus Coscoroba and the only swan not belonging to Cygnus.
   • The history of the coscorobas at the Bronx Zoo is of particular interest because they were among the earliest acquisitions to the society's bird collection; four coscorobas from Brazil arrived on October 2, 1899, just a little over one month before [...] 1972, Animal Kingdom:
   • The coscorobas have a wonderfully detached, rather languid manner of rising from the water and flying, well befitting their aristocratic air. Graceful, too, in their smaller proportion were the brown or Chilean pintails, [...] 1969, Sidney Dillon Ripley, A paddling of ducks:
   • The blacks produced four cygnets, the black-necks three, and the coscorobas six. Only one black swan cygnet died. Two coscoroba cygnets, unable to compete with their siblings, were taken at 28 days and hand-reared. 1977, National Zoological Park (U.S.), Annual Report - National Zoological Park
   • Their bills and legs are pink. The two babies are very light grey with dark markings. The coscorobas built a nest in February with twigs and brush provided by their keepers. The female laid two eggs, but one rolled into the pool and the other [...] 1950, Parks & Recreation:

Forms

Deriveds

coscoroba swan

Synonyms

coscoroba swan

Translations (2)

nl coscorobazwaan (coscoroba swan) · nl coscoroba (coscoroba swan)