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cygnet definition

cyg·net (sig′net, -nit)

noun

a young swan

Etymology: ME cignet, dim. < Fr cygne, swan < VL cicinus < L cycnus < Gr kyknos, swan, prob. echoic (as in Russ kyki, swan's cry)

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