a prominent northern constellation (the Swan), said to represent a flying swan that was the form adopted by Zeus on one occasion. It contains the bright star Deneb
a large waterbird with a long flexible neck, short legs, webbed feet, a broad bill, and typically all-white plumage
a large migratory swan with a black and yellow bill and a loud trumpeting call, breeding in northern Eurasia and Greenland
the commonest Eurasian swan, having white plumage and an orange-red bill with a black knob at the base
a mainly black swan with white flight feathers which is common in Australia and Tasmania and has been introduced elsewhere
a large migratory swan with a black and yellow bill and a honking call, breeding in northern North America
an Arctic-breeding migratory swan with a yellow and black bill, often known by the names of its constituent races (Bewick’s swan and whistling swan)
a bird of the Eurasian race of the tundra swan, breeding in Arctic regions of Russia and overwintering in northern Europe and central Asia
a bird of the North American race of the tundra swan, breeding in northern Canada and overwintering on the coasts of the US