| 单词 | cygnet |
| 释义 | cygnet noun[C] uk/ˈsɪɡ.nət/us/ˈsɪɡ.nət/ayoungswan(= alarge,whitebirdwith alongneck) 幼天鹅 Jane Burton/Dorling Kindersley/GettyImages Animal young
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Examplesofcygnetcygnet However, the main source of damage to swans and cygnets is poisoning caused by lead weights discarded, or lost, by fishermen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The figures for the past three years are: 3,000 cygnets and 6,000 older birds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The symptoms of lead poisoning are seen not only in the white swans over one year old but in the cygnets of only a few weeks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Thecygnethas a light grey plumage with black bill and feet. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Selected wild cygnets had their wings clipped and bills cut into a distinctive pattern bearing the owner's mark. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thecygnetis a patchy color, with brown and gray hues. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The cygnets hatch after about 36 days and have a grey or brown plumage. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The cygnets (juveniles) are grey in appearance, becoming white after the first year. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Visitors are sometimes allowed to hold the cygnets under supervision from the swanherds. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Today, only swans with cygnets are caught and ringed. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Also, unlike most wildfowl, both parents regularly carry the cygnets on their backs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The group of two birds, presumably an adult pair, can be identified as corvids, perhaps ravens, the family of five as swans and cygnets. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Male swans have been known to display aggressive behavior in order to protect their families, but such behavior generally decreases as thecygnetgrows older. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Young birds, called cygnets, are not the bright white of mature adults, and their bill is dull greyish-black, not orange, for the first year. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The cygnets can fly at an age of 120 to 150 days. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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