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cyg·net
(sĭg′nĭt)n.
A young swan.
[Middle English cignet, from Anglo-Norman, diminutive of Old French cygne, swan, from Latin cygnus, from Greek kuknos.]
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cygnet
(ˈsɪɡnɪt)n
(Animals) a young swan
[C15 sygnett, from Old French cygne swan, from Latin cygnus, from Greek kuknos]
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cyg•net
(ˈsɪg nɪt)n.
a young swan.
[1400–50; late Middle English signet < Latin cygnus, variant of cycnus < Greek kýknos swan; see -et]
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| Noun | 1. |  cygnet - a young swan young bird - a bird that is still young swan - stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult |
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cygnet
(ˈsignit) noun a young swan. a swan with three cygnets. pollo de cisne
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