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coscoroba|kɒskəˈrəʊbə|
[mod.L. (J. I. Molina, 1782), f. the native name in Chile.]
A small South American swan, Coscoroba coscoroba, which belongs to the family Anatidæ and shows affinities to both ducks and swans. Also coscoroba swan.
1808tr. Molina's Geogr., Civil & Nat. Hist. Chili I. iv. 164 Of the geese, the most remarkable is the coscoroba (anas coscoroba)... The plumage is entirely white, the feet and bill are red, and the eyes of a fine black. 1954J. Delacour Waterfowl of World I. 55 The London Zoo was the first to receive live Coscorobas in 1870. 1956G. Durrell Drunken Forest i. 16 A few coscoroba swans, dumpy, plain white, and definitely barnyard-looking. |