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mute swan

–noun
a commonly domesticated soundless white swan, Cygnus olor, of Europe and Asia.


Origin:
1775–85
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mute swan  
n.  A white swan (Cygnus olor) native to Europe and Asia and widely introduced elsewhere, having an orange bill with a black knob at the base and being much less vocal than most swans.
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