Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A young swan.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A young swan; specifically, in heraldry, a small swan.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A young swan.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The immature young of a
swan .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a young swan
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The couple in the southern end of the lake, raising four brown cygnets, are trying to drive out the other family, which has one cygnet.
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Unbelievably, the cygnet appeared again, its tiny bill silently grabbing at the air.
The Swans Chris Belden 2011
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The couple in the southern end of the lake, raising four brown cygnets, are trying to drive out the other family, which has one cygnet.
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Despite their efforts, the cygnet was once again able to raise its head above the surface and screech.
The Swans Chris Belden 2011
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Sang Tan/Associated Press A captured cygnet was inspected at Bray.
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Up to the mid-1800s, swan marking was akin to cow branding: A unique mark, carved into the beak of a newborn cygnet, designated ownership by a specific, chartered family or organization.
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Up to the mid-1800s, swan marking was akin to cow branding: A unique mark, carved into the beak of a newborn cygnet, designated ownership by a specific, chartered family or organization.
In Her Majesty's Service, Loyal Minion Courts the Queen's Swans on Thames 2009
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Carl de Souza/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images The uppers collected a cygnet swan during their trip.
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Sang Tan/Associated Press Swan uppers released a swan and a cygnet back onto the river at Bray, near Windsor, Monday.
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Alas! my child, why fling thy arms around me, as a snowy cygnet folds its wings about the frail old swan?
The Bacchantes 2008
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