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noun
An anatid bird, Coscoroba coscoroba, of the monotypic genus Coscoroba and the only swan not belonging to Cygnus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: coscoroba swan
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noun
large white South American bird intermediate in some respects between ducks and swans
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: swan
History
Not certain. From a local South American (perhaps specifically Chilean) name, which probably entered English via Spanish; perhaps related to Tupi casaroba, saroba.
Across languages
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