noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person or animal that whoops.
2. 2
   common Old World swan noted for its whooping call wordnet
3. 3
   The whooping crane, Grus americana.

   "Adult whoopers are white and easy to distinguish from sandhills."

4. 4
   rare North American crane having black-and-white plumage and a trumpeting call wordnet
5. 5
   The whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus.

Synonyms

All synonyms

cygnus cygnusflatusgrus americanawhooper swanwhooping cranewhooping crane

Example

More examples

"Adult whoopers are white and easy to distinguish from sandhills."

Etymology

From whoop + -er.

Related phrases

cygnus cygnusgrus americanawhooper swanwhooping crane

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