tundra swan

tundra swan

n. A small white swan (Cygnus columbianus) that breeds in the Arctic.

tun′dra swan`

n. a swan, Cygnus columbianus, nesting in Arctic regions of both hemispheres, with a high-pitched, musical call.

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tundra swan - swan that nests in tundra regions of the New and Old WorldsCygnus columbianusswan - stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adultgenus Cygnus, Cygnus - a genus of AnatidaeCygnus columbianus columbianus, whistling swan - North American subspecies of tundra swan having a soft whistling noteBewick's swan, Cygnus columbianus bewickii - Eurasian subspecies of tundra swan; smaller than the whooper