Cygnet

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cygnet \Cyg"net\ (s[i^]g"n[e^]t), n. [Dim. of F. cygne swan, L.
     cycnus. cygnus, fr. Gr. ky`klos: but F. cygne seems to be an
     etymological spelling of OF. cisne, fr. LL. cecinus, cicinus,
     perh. ultimately also fr. Gr. ky`klos.] (Zool.)
     A young swan. --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cygnet
       n : a young swan

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  51 Moby Thesaurus words for "cygnet":
     avifauna, baby bird, bird, bird of Jove, bird of Juno,
     bird of Minerva, bird of night, bird of passage, bird of prey,
     birdie, birdlife, birdy, cage bird, chick, diving bird, dove,
     eagle, eaglet, fish-eating bird, fledgling, flightless bird, fowl,
     fruit-eating bird, fulmar, game bird, insect-eating bird, migrant,
     migratory bird, nestling, oscine bird, owl, passerine bird,
     peacock, peafowl, peahen, perching bird, pigeon, ratite, sea bird,
     seed-eating bird, shore bird, songbird, squab, storm petrel,
     stormy petrel, swan, wading bird, warbler, water bird, waterfowl,
     wildfowl
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Cygnet, OH (village, FIPS 19820)
    Location: 41.24013 N, 83.64380 W
    Population (1990): 560 (216 housing units)
    Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 43413

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Cygnet, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
     Population (2000):    564
     Housing Units (2000): 222
     Land area (2000):     0.337310 sq. miles (0.873630 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.001409 sq. miles (0.003649 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.338719 sq. miles (0.877279 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            19820
     Located within:       Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
     Location:             41.241093 N, 83.643500 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     43413
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Cygnet, OH
      Cygnet