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Noun: whooper swan  hoo-pu(r) swón
  1. Common Old World swan noted for its whooping call
    "Whooper swans can be heard calling across the winter wetlands";
    - whooper, Cygnus cygnus

Derived forms: whooper swans

Type of: swan

Part of: Cygnus, genus Cygnus

Encyclopedia: Whooper swan