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Meaning of હંસ in English

  • pl. of Goose.
  • of Goose
  • Any large web-footen bird of the subfamily Anserinae, and belonging to Anser, Branta, Chen, and several allied genera. See Anseres.
  • Any large bird of other related families, resembling the common goose.
  • A tailor's smoothing iron, so called from its handle, which resembles the neck of a goose.
  • A silly creature; a simpleton.
  • A game played with counters on a board divided into compartments, in some of which a goose was depicted.
  • Any one of numerous species of large aquatic birds belonging to Cygnus, Olor, and allied genera of the subfamily Cygninae. They have a large and strong beak and a long neck, and are noted for their graceful movements when swimming. Most of the northern species are white. In literature the swan was fabled to sing a melodious song, especially at the time of its death.
  • Fig.: An appellation for a sweet singer, or a poet noted for grace and melody; as Shakespeare is called the swan of Avon.
  • The constellation Cygnus.
  • The Chinese abacus; a schwanpan.

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