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cygnet

 
Dictionary: cyg·net   (sĭg'nĭt) pronunciation
 
n.

A young swan.

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


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Meaning #1: a young swan


 
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - svaneunge

Nederlands (Dutch)
jonge zwaan

Français (French)
n. - jeune cygne

Deutsch (German)
n. - junger Schwan

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ορνιθ.) κυκνίσκος

Italiano (Italian)
cigno giovane

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cisne (m) novo (Zool.)

Русский (Russian)
молодой лебедь

Español (Spanish)
n. - pollo de cisne

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ung svan

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
小天鹅

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 小天鵝

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 새끼 백조

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ハクチョウのひな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) طائر مائي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ברבור צעיר‬


 
 
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