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swan1  audio  (swn) KEY 

NOUN:
  1. Any of various large aquatic birds of the family Anatidae chiefly of the genera Cygnus and Olor, having webbed feet, a long slender neck, and usually white plumage.
  2. Swan See Cygnus.
intr.v.
Chiefly British swanned, swan·ning, swans
To travel around from place to place: "Swanning around Europe nowadays, are we?" (Jeffrey Archer).
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old English; see swen- in Indo-European roots


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