cob

noun [C] (BIRD)

/kɒb/

/kɑːb/

Definition

› a male swanNames for the male and female of animals

(Definition of cob noun (BIRD) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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