- whooper swan
- noun Date: 1879 a chiefly Eurasian swan (Cygnus cygnus) with a yellow and black bill — compare trumpeter swan
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whooper swan
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Whooper Swan — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) … Wikipedia
whooper swan — [ho͞o′pər, hwo͞o′pər, wo͞o′pər] n. a large swan (Cygnus cygnus) of the Old World, having a black and yellow bill … English World dictionary
whooper swan — noun common Old World swan noted for its whooping call • Syn: ↑whooper, ↑Cygnus cygnus • Derivationally related forms: ↑whoop (for: ↑whooper) • Hypernyms: ↑swan … Useful english dictionary
Whooper Swan — gulbė giesmininkė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Cygnus Cygnus angl. Whooper Swan vok. Singschwan … Paukščių anatomijos terminai
whooper swan — gulbė giesmininkė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Cygnus cygnus; Olor cygnus angl. whooper swan vok. Singschwan, m rus. лебедь кликун, m pranc. cygne chanteur, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – gulbės … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
whooper swan — a common, Old World swan, Cygnus cygnus, distinguished by a yellow patch at the base of its bill, noted for its whooping cry. [1875 80] * * * … Universalium
whooper swan — noun A species of swan, Cygnus cygnus … Wiktionary
Swan — For other uses, see Swan (disambiguation). Swans Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) Scientific classification Ki … Wikipedia
swan — swan1 swanlike, adj. /swon/, n. 1. any of several large, stately aquatic birds of the subfamily Anserinae, having a long, slender neck and usually pure white plumage in the adult. Cf. mute swan, trumpeter swan, whistling swan, whooper swan. 2. a… … Universalium
Swan — /swon/, n. Sir Joseph Wilson, 1828 1914, British chemist, electrical engineer, and inventor. * * * I Long necked, heavy bodied, big footed waterfowl (genus Cygnus, family Anatidae). Among waterfowl, swans are the largest and fastest, both… … Universalium
