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bew·ick's swan \ˈbyüik(s)ˈs-\ noun also bewick swan Usage: usually capitalized B Etymology: after Thomas Bewick died 1828 English wood engraver who illustrated a book about birds : a white swan (Cygnus bewicki) of northern Asia and northeastern Europe that occasionally appears in western Europe in winter and is smaller than the whooper swan with a smaller and more orange patch of naked skin in front of the eye |