Phrase guide

Bewick's swan

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A small swan, Cygnus columbianus, of the family Anatidae.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

Eurasian subspecies of tundra swan; smaller than the whooper

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Cygnus columbianus bewickii

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tundra swan, Cygnus columbianus

History

Etymology

Named after the engraver Thomas Bewick, who specialised in illustrations of birds and animals.

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: փոքր Կարապ (pʻokʻr Karap) — Bewick's swan
  • Belarusian: малы лебедзь (maly ljebjedzʹ) — Bewick's swan
  • Breton: an alarc'h Bewick — Bewick's swan
  • Bulgarian: тундров лебед (tundrov lebed) — Bewick's swan
  • Catalan: cigne petit — Bewick's swan
  • Czech: labuť malá — Bewick's swan
  • Danish: pibesvane — Bewick's swan
  • Dutch: kleine zwaan — Bewick's swan
  • Esperanto: malgranda cigno — Bewick's swan
  • Faroese: smáokn — Bewick's swan
  • Finnish: pikkujoutsen — Bewick's swan
  • French: cygne siffleur — Bewick's swan
  • Georgian: მცირე მყივანი გედი (mcire mq̇ivani gedi) — Bewick's swan
  • German: Zwergschwan — Bewick's swan
  • Greek: νανόκυκνος (nanókyknos) — Bewick's swan
  • Hungarian: kis hattyú — Bewick's swan
  • Icelandic: dvergsvanur — Bewick's swan
  • Italian: cigno minore — Bewick's swan
  • Japanese: コハクチョウ (kohakuchou) — Bewick's swan
  • Korean: 고니 (goni) — Bewick's swan
  • Lithuanian: mažoji gulbė — Bewick's swan
  • Lower Tanana: tobo — Bewick's swan
  • Macedonian: мал лебед (mal lebed) — Bewick's swan
  • Mongolian: ᠭᠣᠨᠭᠠᠷ ᠬᠣᠨ (ɣongar qon) — Bewick's swan
  • Persian: قوی توندرا (qwy̰ twndrạ) — Bewick's swan
  • Portuguese: cisne-pequeno — Bewick's swan
  • Romanian: lebădă mică — Bewick's swan
  • Russian: америка́нский ле́бедь (amerikánskij lébedʹ) — Bewick's swan
  • Russian: америка́нский ту́ндровый ле́бедь (amerikánskij túndrovyj lébedʹ) — Bewick's swan
  • Spanish: cisne silbador — Bewick's swan
  • Swedish: mindre sångsvan — Bewick's swan
  • Turkish: küçük kuğu — Bewick's swan