coscoroba

== English == === Etymology === Not certain. From a local South American (perhaps specifically Chilean) name, which probably entered English via Spanish; perhaps related to Tupi casaroba, saroba. === Noun === coscoroba (plural coscorobas) An anatid bird, Coscoroba coscoroba, of the monotypic genus Coscoroba and the only swan not belonging to Cygnus. Synonym: coscoroba swan 1977, National Zoological Park (U.S.), Annual Report - National Zoological Park: The blacks produced four cygnets, the black-necks three, and the coscorobas six. Only one black swan cygnet died. Two coscoroba cygnets, unable to compete with their siblings, were taken at 28 days and hand-reared. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === == Dutch == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkɔs.koːˈroː.baː/ === Noun === coscoroba f (plural coscoroba's, diminutive coscorobaatje n) coscoroba (Coscoroba coscoroba) Synonym: coscorobazwaan ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === coscoroba on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl