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Buccinal
Buccinal Buc"ci*nal, a. [L. bucina a crooked horn or trumpet.] Shaped or sounding like a trumpet; trumpetlike.
Buccinator
Buccinator Buc`ci*na"tor, n. [L., a trumpeter, fr. bucinare to sound the trumpet.] (Anat.) A muscle of the cheek; -- so called from its use in blowing wind instruments.
O buccinator
Swan Swan, 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. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large aquatic birds belonging to Cygnus, Olor, and allied genera of the subfamily Cygnin[ae]. 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. 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 (O. Columbianus), and the trumpeter swan (O. 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. 2. Fig.: An appellation for a sweet singer, or a poet noted for grace and melody; as Shakespeare is called the swan of Avon. 3. (Astron.) The constellation Cygnus. Swan goose (Zo["o]l.), a bird of India (Cygnopsis cygnoides) resembling both the swan and the goose. Swan shot, a large size of shot used in fowling.
Olor buccinator
Trumpeter Trump"et*er, n. 1. One who sounds a trumpet. 2. One who proclaims, publishes, or denounces. These men are good trumpeters. --Bacon. 3. (Zo["o]l.) (a) Any one of several species of long-legged South American birds of the genus Psophia, especially P. crepitans, which is abundant, and often domesticated and kept with other poultry by the natives. They are allied to the cranes. So called from their loud cry. Called also agami, and yakamik. (b) A variety of the domestic pigeon. (c) An American swan (Olor buccinator) which has a very loud note. 4. (Zo["o]l.) A large edible fish (Latris hecateia) of the family Cirrhitid[ae], native of Tasmania and New Zealand. It sometimes weighs as much as fifty or sixty pounds, and is highly esteemed as a food fish.

Meaning of Buccina from wikipedia

- A buccina (Latin: buccina) or bucina (Latin: būcina; Ancient Gr****: βυκάνη), anglicized buccin or bucine, is a br**** instrument that was used in the ancient...
- long trumpet) or the cornu were used to give various commands, while the buccina (possibly a trumpet or horn) and the lituus (probably an elongated J-shaped...
- order to steady the instrument; the curves over his head or shoulder. The buccina was used for the announcement of night watches and various other announcements...
- Sardopaladilhia buccina is a species of very small aquatic snail, an operculate gastropod mollusc in the family Moitessieriidae. This species occurs in...
- the ruins of Pompeii. The cornu may be difficult to distinguish from the buccina. It was used by the Roman army for communicating orders to troops in battle...
- flumpet, bugle, natural trumpet, b**** trumpet, post horn, Roman tuba, buccina, cornu, lituus, shofar, dord, dung chen, sringa, shankha, lur, didgeridoo...
- Kolana buccina is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Druce in 1907. It is found in Brazil (Mato Grosso, Pará). Kolana at funet...
- Europeans took a step that hadn't been part of trumpet making since the Roman (buccina and cornu); they figured out how to bend tubes without ruining them and...
- military buccina evolved from a primitive prototype, the buccina marina, which was a natural conch-s**** trumpet; in Roman poetry the buccina marina is...
- term buisine (Old French; also, busine, buysine, buzine) descends from Buccina, a Roman military horn. The horn was mainly used for military and ceremonial...