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whooper swan en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈhuːpə(ɹ)swɒn/ (UK)
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Meanings

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. 1880, Sabine Baring-Gould, chapter 7, in Mehalah: A Story of the Salt Marshes, London: Smith, Elder & Co., published 1884, page 103:
   • By mid-morning they are back with huge catches: birds with their necks twisted, slung from poles row upon row by their feet, or crammed alive into wooden cages, screaming with outrage, trampling each other, with sometimes a great silent whooper swan crouched in their midst. 1980, J. M. Coetzee, chapter 3, in Waiting for the Barbarians, London: Secker & Warburg, pages 78–79:

Forms

Translations (52)

vo musigasvan (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · hu énekes hattyú (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · tyv эткир уннуг куу (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · fi laulujoutsen (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · gl cisne bravo (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · bg поен лебед (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · fit jouhkainen (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · no sangsvane (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · kk сұңқылдақ-аққу (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · be лебедзь-клікун (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · cmn 大天鵝 /大天鹅 (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · ca cigne cantaire (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · br an alarc'h-kristilh (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · th หงส์กู่ (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · it cigno selvatico (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · fr cygne chanteur (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · sms njuhčč (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · is svanur (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · smj sjnjuktja (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · he ברבור שר (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · is álft (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · ru ле́бедь-клику́н (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · es cisne cantor (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · smn njuhčâ (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · pl łabędź krzykliwy (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · et laululuik (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · ka მყივანი გედი (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · fo okn (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · se njukča (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · tr ötücü kuğu (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · ja オオハクチョウ (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · lt gulbė giesmininkė (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · eo kantocigno (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · sv sångsvan (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · nl wilde zwaan (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · de Singschwan (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · kl qussuk (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · eu beltxarga oihularia (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · nrf cŷngne sauvage (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · ce гӏургӏаз (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · ca cinyo (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · da sangsvane (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · ro lebădă de iarnă (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · ne महाराज हंस (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · el αγριόκυκνος (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · pt cisne bravo (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · hy ճչան կարապը (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · ga eala ghlórach (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · gd eala bhàn (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · fo svanur (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · lt ziemeļu gulbis (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) · ko 큰고니 (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus)