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swan upping

swan upping noun: an annual swan census in Britain in which mute swans on the River Thames are rounded up, caught, marked, and released.

swan upping: an annual swan census in Britain in which mute swans on the River Thames are rounded up, caught,...
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Noun

swan upping (countable and uncountable, plural swan uppings)

  1. An annual swan census in Britain in which mute swans on the River Thames are rounded up, caught, marked, and released.

Forms of swan upping

pluralswan uppings

Questions about swan upping

What does swan upping mean?
Swan upping means an annual swan census in Britain in which mute swans on the River Thames are rounded up, caught, marked, and released.
What part of speech is swan upping?
Swan upping is a noun.
What is the plural of swan upping?
The plural of swan upping is swan uppings.

Words near swan upping in the dictionary

  1. swan shot
  2. swan song
  3. swan songs
  4. swan upper
  5. swan uppers
  6. swan upping
  7. swan uppings
  8. Swan Vale
  9. Swan View
  10. Swan Village
  11. swan's bath

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