mute swan

mute swan noun: 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.

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Noun

mute swan (plural mute swans)

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.

mute swan meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Arabic and Persian

mute swan in Tamil

தனிமையன்னம்

mute swan in Malayalam

Cygnus olor: രാജഹംസം rājahaṁsaṁ

mute swan in Arabic

Cygnus olor: تَمّ أَخْرَس tamm ʔaḵras

mute swan in Persian

Cygnus olor: قوی گنگ qu-ye gong

More languagesFewer languages

mute swan in Thai: หงส์ใบ้ hǒng-bâi
mute swan in Vietnamese: thiên nga trắng

Forms of mute swan

plural	mute swans

Origin of mute swan

So called because it is not very vocal (though not entirely mute).

Questions about mute swan

What does mute swan mean?: Mute swan means 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.
What is mute swan in Tamil?: Mute swan in Tamil is தனிமையன்னம். See Mute swan meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is mute swan?: Mute swan is a noun.
What is the plural of mute swan?: The plural of mute swan is mute swans.

Words near mute swan in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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