mute swan en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
So called because it is not very vocal (though not entirely mute).
Meanings
- 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mute swans | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (45)
fi kyhmyjoutsen (Cygnus olor) · he ברבור מצוי (Cygnus olor) · it cigno reale (Cygnus olor) · fr cygne muet (Cygnus olor) · ml രാജഹംസം (Cygnus olor) · lt gulbė nebylė (Cygnus olor) · fo knópsvanur (Cygnus olor) · pt cisne-real (Cygnus olor) · et kühmnokk-luik (Cygnus olor) · sv knölsvan (Cygnus olor) · be ле́бедзь-шыпу́н (Cygnus olor) · nb knoppsvane (Cygnus olor) · ga eala bhalbh (Cygnus olor) · el κοινός κύκνος (Cygnus olor) · pt cisne-mudo (Cygnus olor) · cy alarch dof (Cygnus olor) · fr cygne tuberculé (Cygnus olor) · eu beltxarga arrunt (Cygnus olor) · ca cigne mut (Cygnus olor) · hy թշշան կարապ (Cygnus olor) · th หงส์ใบ้ (Cygnus olor) · pl łabędź niemy (Cygnus olor) · is hnúðsvanur (Cygnus olor) · ro lebădă de vară (Cygnus olor) · de Höckerschwan (Cygnus olor) · tr sessiz kuğu (Cygnus olor) · el βουβόκυκνος (Cygnus olor) · mn ᠬᠣᠷᠣᠭᠣᠲᠣ ᠬᠣᠨ (Cygnus olor) · fa قوی گنگ (Cygnus olor) · ja 瘤白鳥 (Cygnus olor) · bg ням лебед (Cygnus olor) · hu bütykös hattyú (Cygnus olor) · ast cisne (Cygnus olor) · cmn 疣鼻天鵝 /疣鼻天鹅 (Cygnus olor) · ru ле́бедь-шипу́н (Cygnus olor) · nrf cŷngne (Cygnus olor) · es cisne mudo (Cygnus olor) · lv paugurknābja gulbis (Cygnus olor) · da knopsvane (Cygnus olor) · mt ċinju (Cygnus olor) · ar تَمّ أَخْرَس (Cygnus olor) · br alarc'h roueel (Cygnus olor) · ko 혹고니 (Cygnus olor) · vi thiên nga trắng (Cygnus olor) · nl knobbelzwaan (Cygnus olor)