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Meanings of Cygnus atratus in English

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cigne negre

Large Australian swan having black plumage and a red bill.

        cigne negre
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        Examples for "black swan"
        Examples for "black swan"
        1
        To see a black swan, denotes illicit pleasure, if near clear water.
        Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What's in a Dream / A Scien...
        2
        Or some unforeseen black swan, like overwhelming natural disasters or armed conflict?
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        3
        He wanted to know if I was familiar with the black swan.'
        The Secret Crown (2010)
        4
        Then he saw what the black swan had done to his horse.
        The wandering fire
        5
        A stroke of genius is a black swan, beyond prediction, beyond expectation.
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        Translations for Cygnus atratus