whooper swan

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whooper swan

  • /ˈhuːpə(ɹ)swɒn/ UK

noun whooper swans

  1. A species of swan, Cygnus cygnus, of the taxonomic family Anatidae. The thought of life with him filled her with exultation. She could leap up, like the whooper swan, spread her silver wings, and shout her song of rapture and of defiance, like a trumpet.

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noun the species of swan Cygnus cygnus

Españolcisne cantor
한국어큰고니 keun'goni
日本語オオハクチョウ ōhakuchō
中文大天鵝 /大天鹅 dàtiān'é
Portuguêscisne bravo
Françaiscygne chanteur
DeutschSingschwan
Italianocigno selvatico
Ελληνικάαγριόκυκνος agriókyknos
Românălebădă de iarnă
Русскийле́бедь-клику́н lébedʹ-klikún
עבריתברבור שר brbwr şr

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@misc{whooper_swan_2026,
  title = {whooper swan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/whooper%20swan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}