Swan,

8 definitions found

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

  Swan \Swan\ (sw[o^]n), n. [AS. swan; akin to D. zwaan, OHG.
     swan, G. schwan, Icel. svanr, Sw. svan, Dan. svane; and
     perhaps to E. sound something audible.]
     1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of large aquatic birds
        belonging to {Cygnus}, {Olor}, and allied genera of the
        subfamily {Cygninae}. They have a large and strong beak


        and a long neck, and are noted for their graceful
        movements when swimming. Most of the northern species are
        white. In literature the swan was fabled to sing a
        melodious song, especially at the time of its death.
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     Note: The European white, or mute, swan ({Cygnus gibbus}),
           which is most commonly domesticated, bends its neck in
           an S-shaped curve. The whistling, or trumpeting, swans
           of the genus {Olor} do not bend the neck in an S-shaped
           curve, and are noted for their loud and sonorous cry,
           due to complex convolutions of the windpipe. To this
           genus belong the European whooper, or whistling swan
           ({Olor cygnus}), the American whistling swan ({Olor
           Columbianus}), and the trumpeter swan ({Olor
           buccinator}). The Australian black swan ({Chenopis
           atrata}) is dull black with white on the wings, and has
           the bill carmine, crossed with a white band. It is a
           very graceful species and is often domesticated. The
           South American black-necked swan ({Sthenelides
           melancorypha}) is a very beautiful and graceful
           species, entirely white, except the head and neck,
           which are dark velvety seal-brown. Its bill has a
           double bright rose-colored knob.
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     2. Fig.: An appellation for a sweet singer, or a poet noted
        for grace and melody; as Shakespeare is called the swan of
        Avon.
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     3. (Astron.) The constellation Cygnus.
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     {Swan goose} (Zool.), a bird of India ({Cygnopsis cygnoides})
        resembling both the swan and the goose.
  
     {Swan shot}, a large size of shot used in fowling.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  swan
       n : stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and
           usually white plumage as adult
       v 1: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before
            God I swear I am innocent" [syn: {affirm}, {verify}, {assert},
             {avow}, {aver}, {swear}]
       2: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in
          search of food or employment; "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"; "They rolled from town to town"
          [syn: {roll}, {wander}, {stray}, {tramp}, {roam}, {cast},
          {ramble}, {rove}, {range}, {drift}, {vagabond}]
       3: sweep majestically; "Airplanes were swanning over the
          mountains"

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

  66 Moby Thesaurus words for "swan":
     alabaster, 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, chalk, chick, cygnet,
     diving bird, dove, driven snow, eagle, eaglet, fish-eating bird,
     fledgling, fleece, flightless bird, flour, foam, fowl,
     fruit-eating bird, fulmar, game bird, insect-eating bird, ivory,
     lily, maggot, migrant, migratory bird, milk, nestling, oscine bird,
     owl, paper, passerine bird, peacock, peafowl, peahen, pearl,
     perching bird, pigeon, ratite, sea bird, seed-eating bird, sheet,
     shore bird, silver, snow, songbird, squab, storm petrel,
     stormy petrel, wading bird, warbler, water bird, waterfowl,
     wildfowl
  
  

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  SWAN
       Secure WAN ??? (RSA), "S/WAN"
       
       

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  SWAN
       Sun Wide Area Network (Sun, WAN)
       
       

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Swan
     mentioned in the list of unclean birds (Lev. 11:18; Deut.
     14:16), is sometimes met with in the Jordan and the Sea of
     Galilee.
     

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

  Swan, IA (city, FIPS 76665)
    Location: 41.46561 N, 93.30942 W
    Population (1990): 76 (33 housing units)
    Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 50252

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

  Swan, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
     Population (2000):    121
     Housing Units (2000): 40
     Land area (2000):     0.647074 sq. miles (1.675914 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.647074 sq. miles (1.675914 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            76665
     Located within:       Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
     Location:             41.466268 N, 93.311197 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     50252
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Swan, IA
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