mute swann.

Brit.

/ˌmjuːt ˈswɒn/, U.S.

/ˈmjut ˈswɑn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mute adj., swan n.

Etymology: < mute adj. + swan n.

The common swan of temperate Eurasia, Cygnus olor, having white plumage and an orange bill with a swollen black knob in front of the eyes.

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the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Cyginae (swans) > [noun] > member of genus Cygnus (miscellaneous) > cygnus olor (common swan)

swanc700

Apollo's swan?1592

mute swan1785

queen-bird1830

1785 T. Pennant Arctic Zool. II. ii. 543 Mute Swan. [Note, on p. 542] We change the name of the Tame Swan into Mute, as..this species emits no sound.

1866 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 156 170 This structure may be seen in many water-birds, e.g. the ‘Lamellirostres’, especially the Palamedea and the Mute Swan.

1884 Sunday Mag. May 306/1 The descendants of Mute Swans, Greylag Geese and Wild Ducks.

1950 A. W. Boyd Coward's Birds Brit. Isles (rev. ed.) 3rd Ser. 178 Young Mute Swans, especially when alert and preparing to take wing, stiffen their necks and may be mistaken for wild birds.

1993 Gibbons Stamp Monthly Jan. 35/1 The swannery, which has the largest nesting colony of mute swans in Britain, is a major tourist attraction.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mute swan
释义	mute swann. Brit. /ˌmjuːt ˈswɒn/, U.S. /ˈmjut ˈswɑn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mute adj., swan n. Etymology: < mute adj. + swan n. The common swan of temperate Eurasia, Cygnus olor, having white plumage and an orange bill with a swollen black knob in front of the eyes. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Cyginae (swans) > [noun] > member of genus Cygnus (miscellaneous) > cygnus olor (common swan) swanc700 Apollo's swan?1592 mute swan1785 queen-bird1830 1785 T. Pennant Arctic Zool. II. ii. 543 Mute Swan. [Note, on p. 542] We change the name of the Tame Swan into Mute, as..this species emits no sound. 1866 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 156 170 This structure may be seen in many water-birds, e.g. the ‘Lamellirostres’, especially the Palamedea and the Mute Swan. 1884 Sunday Mag. May 306/1 The descendants of Mute Swans, Greylag Geese and Wild Ducks. 1950 A. W. Boyd Coward's Birds Brit. Isles (rev. ed.) 3rd Ser. 178 Young Mute Swans, especially when alert and preparing to take wing, stiffen their necks and may be mistaken for wild birds. 1993 Gibbons Stamp Monthly Jan. 35/1 The swannery, which has the largest nesting colony of mute swans in Britain, is a major tourist attraction. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1785
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