Bewick’s swan
a tundra swan subspecies, cygnus columbi-n-s bewickii, of eurasia, having white plumage, black legs, and a yellow patch on a black bill.
noun
a white old world swan, cygnus bewickii, having a black bill with a small yellow base
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