cygnet

cyg·net

C0837800 (sĭg′nĭt)n. A young swan.

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[Middle English cignet, from Anglo-Norman, diminutive of Old French cygne, swan, from Latin cygnus, from Greek kuknos.]

cygnet

(ˈsɪɡnɪt) n (Animals) a young swan[C15 sygnett, from Old French cygne swan, from Latin cygnus, from Greek kuknos]

cyg•net

(ˈsɪg nɪt)

n. a young swan. [1400–50; late Middle English signet < Latin cygnus, variant of cycnus < Greek kýknos swan; see -et]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cygnet - a young swan young bird - a bird that is still youngswan - stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult

Translations

小天鹅

cygnet

(ˈsignit) noun a young swan. a swan with three cygnets. 小天鵝 小天鹅