tundra swan

tundra swan
noun Date: 1984 a native North American swan (Cygnus columbianus) that has a soft high-pitched call, breeds in the Arctic tundra, and winters in shallow fresh or salt water especially along the eastern and western coasts of the U.S. — called also whistling swan

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