cygnet
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English cignet, signet, from Anglo-Norman cignet, diminutive of Old French cigne (“swan”), from Latin cygnus, cycnus (“swan”), from Ancient Greek κύκνος (kýknos, “swan”).
Noun [edit]
cygnet (plural cygnets)
- The immature young of a swan.
Synonyms [edit]
- swanling (neologism)
Translations [edit]
young of a swan
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