HyperDic: whooper_swan

English > 1 sense of the expression whooper swan:
NOUNanimalwhooper swan, whooper, Cygnus cygnuscommon Old World swan noted for its whooping call
English > whooper swan: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningCommon Old World swan noted for its whooping call.
Synonymswhooper, Cygnus cygnus
Member ofCygnus, genus CygnusA genus of Anatidae
Broaderswanstately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult
Spanishcisne cantor

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