Bewick's swan

noun

Bew·​ick's swan

ˈbyü-ik(s)-

variants or less commonly Bewick swan

: a white swan (Cygnus bewicki) of northern Asia and northeastern Europe that occasionally appears in western Europe in winter and is smaller than the whooper swan with a smaller and more orange patch of naked skin in front of the eye

Word History

Etymology

after Thomas Bewick †1828 English wood engraver who illustrated a book about birds

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