Schwan

Definitions of Schwan
  1. noun
    stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult
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    types:
    Höckerschwan
    soundless Eurasian swan; commonly domesticated
    Singschwan
    common Old World swan noted for its whooping call
    Zwergschwan
    Eurasian subspecies of tundra swan; smaller than the whooper
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