cygnine

== English == === Etymology === From Latin cygnus (“swan”), with English -ine. The alkaloid was named in reference to the Swan River in Western Australia, where the toxic plants were discovered. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === cygnine (comparative more cygnine, superlative most cygnine) (zoology) Being of the genus Cygnus (swans), within subfamily Anserinae of the family Anatidae, though sometimes considered a distinct subfamily, Cygninae. Of, concerning, relating to, resembling, or characteristic of swans. 1949, G. L. Hendrickson, Classical Philology, Vol. 44, No. 1, page 30 alternate ...scarcely a translator can be found who conveys any other impression than that Horace becomes a swan before our eyes. One almost wonders in what cygnine dialect the rest of the poem was spoken. ==== Related terms ==== cygnet cygnicide dendrocygnid ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== anatine anserine === Noun === cygnine (uncountable) (dated) An alkaloid from plants of genus Gastrolobium, found in Australia, principally Western Australia, highly toxic to introduced animals. ==== See also ==== monofluoroacetic acid fluoroacetate