HyperDic: whooping_crane

English > 1 sense of the expression whooping crane:
NOUNanimalwhooping crane, whooper, Grus americanarare North American crane having black-and-white plumage and a trumpeting call
English > whooping crane: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningRare North American crane having black-and-white plumage and a trumpeting call.
Synonymswhooper, Grus americana
Member ofGrus, genus Grustype genus of the Gruidae
Broadercranelarge long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world
Spanishgrulla blanca
Catalangrua cridanera americana

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