Definition of Cygnets. Meaning of Cygnets. Synonyms of Cygnets

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Definition of Cygnets

Cygnet
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.] (Zo["o]l.) A young swan. --Shak.

Meaning of Cygnets from wikipedia

- Indo-European root *swen(H) ('to sound, to sing'). Young swans are known as cygnets, from Old French cigne or cisne (diminutive suffix et 'little'), from the...
- cygnets have a leucistic gene. Cygnets grow quickly, reaching a size close to their adult size in approximately three months after hatching. Cygnets typically...
- Lake Eggs – MHNT Parent with cygnets in Australia Two parents with cygnets at Edwardes Lake, Reservoir, Victoria Cygnets, Tasmania Dabbling to reach food...
- Scion iQ. A rebadged variant was marketed in Europe as the Aston Martin Cygnet (2011–2013). Designed at the Toyota European Design and Development studio...
- Cygnet (/sɪɡnət/) SIG-nət is a town in the Huon Valley, south of Huonville, Tasmania. The Indigenous people occupied a large territory in South East Tasmania...
- Look up cygnet or cygnets in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A cygnet is a young swan. Cygnet may also refer to: Cygnet Island, a small islet in south-eastern...
- its bulk. Adult plumage is entirely white. Like mute swan cygnets, trumpeter swan cygnets have light grey plumage and pinkish legs, gaining their white...
- Cygnet may refer to several ships : Cygnet (barque) with which George Strickland Kingston arrived in South Australia in 1836 a privateer ship captained...
- the name HMS Cygnet, the name given to a young swan: HMS Cygnet (1585) was a 3-gun pink built in 1585 and condemned in 1603. HMS Cygnet (1643) was a 10-gun...
- the game, and starts the new round. This was created in the Swan and 3 Cygnets pub in Durham City by Alan Smith, Ian Crosby, Stephen Rickaby, Andrew Barras...