"mute swan" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mute swans [plural]
Etymology: So called because it is not very vocal (though not entirely mute). Head templates: {{en-noun}} mute swan (plural mute swans)
  1. A species of white plumaged swan, Cygnus olor, having a distinctive orange bill with a black tip, native to Eurasia and widely introduced elsewhere as an ornamental waterbird. Categories (lifeform): Swans Translations (Cygnus olor): تَمّ أَخْرَس (tamm ʔaḵras) [masculine] (Arabic), թշշան կարապ (tʿššan karap) (Armenian), cisne (Asturian), beltxarga arrunt (Basque), ле́бедзь-шыпу́н (ljébjedzʹ-šypún) [masculine] (Belarusian), alarc'h roueel (Breton), ням лебед (njam lebed) [masculine] (Bulgarian), cigne mut [masculine] (Catalan), 疣鼻天鵝 (Chinese Mandarin), 疣鼻天鹅 (yóubí tiān'é) (Chinese Mandarin), knopsvane [common-gender] (Danish), knobbelzwaan [masculine] (Dutch), kühmnokk-luik (Estonian), knópsvanur [masculine] (Faroese), kyhmyjoutsen (Finnish), cygne muet [masculine] (French), cygne tuberculé [masculine] (French), Höckerschwan [masculine] (German), κοινός κύκνος (koinós kýknos) [masculine] (Greek), βουβόκυκνος (vouvókyknos) [masculine] (Greek), ברבור מצוי [masculine] (Hebrew), bütykös hattyú (Hungarian), hnúðsvanur (Icelandic), eala bhalbh [feminine] (Irish), cigno reale [masculine] (Italian), コブハクチョウ (kobuhakuchō) (Japanese), 혹고니 (hokgoni) (Korean), paugurknābja gulbis [feminine] (Latvian), gulbė nebylė [feminine] (Lithuanian), രാജഹംസം (rājahaṁsaṁ) (Malayalam), ċinju [masculine] (Maltese), ᠬᠣᠷᠣᠭᠣᠲᠣ ᠬᠣᠨ (qoroɣoto qon) (Mongolian), tábąąh dééłgai (Navajo), cŷngne [masculine] (Norman), knoppsvane [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), قوی گنگ (qu-ye gong) (Persian), łabędź niemy [masculine] (Polish), cisne-real [masculine] (Portuguese), cisne-mudo [masculine] (Portuguese), lebădă-de-vară [feminine] (Romanian), ле́бедь-шипу́н (lébedʹ-šipún) [masculine] (Russian), cisne mudo [masculine] (Spanish), knölsvan [common-gender] (Swedish), หงส์ใบ้ (hǒng-bâi) (Thai), sessiz kuğu (Turkish), thiên nga trắng (Vietnamese), alarch dôf [masculine] (Welsh)

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          "roman": "tamm ʔaḵras",
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          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "tʿššan karap",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "word": "թշշան կարապ"
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          "code": "ast",
          "lang": "Asturian",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "word": "cisne"
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          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "word": "beltxarga arrunt"
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          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "ljébjedzʹ-šypún",
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          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "word": "alarc'h roueel"
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "njam lebed",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cigne mut"
        },
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "word": "疣鼻天鵝"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yóubí tiān'é",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "word": "疣鼻天鹅"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
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          "word": "knopsvane"
        },
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "knobbelzwaan"
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          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "word": "kühmnokk-luik"
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          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "knópsvanur"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "word": "kyhmyjoutsen"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "cygne muet"
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cygne tuberculé"
        },
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Höckerschwan"
        },
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "koinós kýknos",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "vouvókyknos",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ברבור מצוי"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "word": "bütykös hattyú"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "word": "hnúðsvanur"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "eala bhalbh"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cigno reale"
        },
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kobuhakuchō",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "word": "コブハクチョウ"
        },
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "hokgoni",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "word": "혹고니"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "paugurknābja gulbis"
        },
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          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "gulbė nebylė"
        },
        {
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "rājahaṁsaṁ",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "word": "രാജഹംസം"
        },
        {
          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ċinju"
        },
        {
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "qoroɣoto qon",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "word": "ᠬᠣᠷᠣᠭᠣᠲᠣ ᠬᠣᠨ"
        },
        {
          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "word": "tábąąh dééłgai"
        },
        {
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cŷngne"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "knoppsvane"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "qu-ye gong",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "word": "قوی گنگ"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "łabędź niemy"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cisne-real"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cisne-mudo"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lebădă-de-vară"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "lébedʹ-šipún",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ле́бедь-шипу́н"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cisne mudo"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "knölsvan"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "hǒng-bâi",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "word": "หงส์ใบ้"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "word": "sessiz kuğu"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "word": "thiên nga trắng"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "Cygnus olor",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "alarch dôf"
        }
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  "word": "mute swan"
}
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      "roman": "tamm ʔaḵras",
      "sense": "Cygnus olor",
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      "sense": "Cygnus olor",
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      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "Cygnus olor",
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      "code": "eu",
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      "sense": "Cygnus olor",
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      "sense": "Cygnus olor",
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      "word": "cigne mut"
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      "sense": "Cygnus olor",
      "word": "疣鼻天鵝"
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      "roman": "yóubí tiān'é",
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      "sense": "Cygnus olor",
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "Cygnus olor",
      "word": "kühmnokk-luik"
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      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "Cygnus olor",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Cygnus olor",
      "word": "kyhmyjoutsen"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Cygnus olor",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "cygne muet"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Cygnus olor",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "cygne tuberculé"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Cygnus olor",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Höckerschwan"
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "koinós kýknos",
      "sense": "Cygnus olor",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "κοινός κύκνος"
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "vouvókyknos",
      "sense": "Cygnus olor",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "βουβόκυκνος"
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "Cygnus olor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "ברבור מצוי"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "Cygnus olor",
      "word": "bütykös hattyú"
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "Cygnus olor",
      "word": "hnúðsvanur"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "Cygnus olor",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "eala bhalbh"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Cygnus olor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "cigno reale"
    },
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kobuhakuchō",
      "sense": "Cygnus olor",
      "word": "コブハクチョウ"
    },
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "hokgoni",
      "sense": "Cygnus olor",
      "word": "혹고니"
    },
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      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "Cygnus olor",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "paugurknābja gulbis"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "Cygnus olor",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gulbė nebylė"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "rājahaṁsaṁ",
      "sense": "Cygnus olor",
      "word": "രാജഹംസം"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "Cygnus olor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ċinju"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "qoroɣoto qon",
      "sense": "Cygnus olor",
      "word": "ᠬᠣᠷᠣᠭᠣᠲᠣ ᠬᠣᠨ"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "Cygnus olor",
      "word": "tábąąh dééłgai"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "Cygnus olor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cŷngne"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "Cygnus olor",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "knoppsvane"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "qu-ye gong",
      "sense": "Cygnus olor",
      "word": "قوی گنگ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Cygnus olor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "łabędź niemy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Cygnus olor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cisne-real"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Cygnus olor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cisne-mudo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "Cygnus olor",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lebădă-de-vară"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "lébedʹ-šipún",
      "sense": "Cygnus olor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ле́бедь-шипу́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Cygnus olor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cisne mudo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Cygnus olor",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "knölsvan"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "hǒng-bâi",
      "sense": "Cygnus olor",
      "word": "หงส์ใบ้"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "Cygnus olor",
      "word": "sessiz kuğu"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "Cygnus olor",
      "word": "thiên nga trắng"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "Cygnus olor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "alarch dôf"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mute swan"
}

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