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Black swan   /blæk swɑn/   Listen
Black swan

noun
1.
Large Australian swan having black plumage and a red bill.  Synonym: Cygnus atratus.






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"Black swan" Quotes from Famous Books



... great labour. It was surrounded by a considerable extent of bog and marshy ground, in which, in the course of their progress, they were frequently plunged up to the waist. On this lake they first observed a black swan, which species, though proverbially rare in other parts of the world, is here by no means uncommon, being found on most of the lakes. This was a very noble bird, larger than the common swan, and equally beautiful in form. On being shot at, it rose and discovered that its wings ...
— The Voyage Of Governor Phillip To Botany Bay • Arthur Phillip



Words linked to "Black swan" :   Cygnus, Cygnus atratus, swan, genus Cygnus



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