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swan

noun [C]
 
 
/swɒn/ US  /swɑːn/

Definition

B2 a large, usually white bird with a long neck that lives on rivers and lakes: We watched the swans glide by.Birds which live by or on inland water
(Definition of swan noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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