cygnine

adj

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.

derived from -ine
derived from cygnus — “swan”

Definitions

1
Being of the genus Cygnus (swans), within subfamily Anserinae of the family Anatidae,…
Being of the genus Cygnus (swans), within subfamily Anserinae of the family Anatidae, though sometimes considered a distinct subfamily, Cygninae.
- The genus Choristopus, Eyton, apparently Anserine rather than Cygnine, is said to possess this character […]
2
Of, concerning, relating to, resembling, or characteristic of swans.
- But, in the cutting of it, if thou dost shed / One drop of cygnine blood, thy clumsiness...
- On the whole, then, the bones of the pectoral arch in Dendrocygna — if we may judge from the two North American species of the genus — are more anatine than they are either anserine or cygnine.
An alkaloid from plants of genus Gastrolobium, found in Australia, principally Western…
An alkaloid from plants of genus Gastrolobium, found in Australia, principally Western Australia, highly toxic to introduced animals.

The neighborhood

neighborcygnet
neighborcygnicide
neighbordendrocygnid
neighboranatine
neighboranserine

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for cygnine. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA