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Definition of Coscoroba
1. Noun. Large white South American bird intermediate in some respects between ducks and swans.
Definition of Coscoroba
1. n. A large, white, South American duck, of the genus Cascoroba, resembling a swan.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coscoroba
Literary usage of Coscoroba
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Popular Official Guide to the New York Zoological Park by New York Zoological Park, William Temple Hornaday, New York Zoological Society (1911)
"The coscoroba Goose is a native of southern South America, and a few years ago
specimens were so rare in captivity that a pair sold for $300. ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"Its range seems to be much the same as that of the coscoroba, except that it
comes farther to the ... except in the case of the coscoroba above mentioned. ..."
3. Rider's New York City and Vicinity, Including Newark, Yonkers and Jersey by Fremont Rider (1916)
"... South Australia and Tasmania, black in color; the coscoroba Goose (coscoroba
coscoroba), the link between the goose and the swan, with long pink legs. ..."
4. The Ibis by British Ornithologists' Union (1897)
"They are more or less migratory. I heard of a White Swan occurring near Rio Bueno
now and then. This was most likely the coscoroba (coscoroba candida) ..."
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