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swan
has definitions from the field of zoology
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[ noun ] (zoology) stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult
Used in print (A.L. Kroeber, "Semantic Contribution of Lexicostatistic...)An elephant or a fox or a swan or a cocopalm or a banana possess in unusually high degree this quality of obvious , common-sense , indubitable identity , as do an eye or tooth or nail . Related terms aquatic_bird cob whooper pen coscoroba mute_swan cygnet tundra_swan trumpeter black_swan Anatidae swan's_down |
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[ verb ] move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
Examples "The gypsies roamed the woods" "roving vagabonds" "the wandering Jew" "The cattle roam across the prairie" "the laborers drift from one town to the next" |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1471
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[ verb ] sweep majestically
Examples "Airplanes were swanning over the mountains" Related terms |
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