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WHOOPER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Common Old World swan noted for its whooping call

Synonyms:

Cygnus cygnus; whooper; whooper swan

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("whooper" is a kind of...):

swan (stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult)

Holonyms ("whooper" is a member of...):

Cygnus; genus Cygnus (a genus of Anatidae)

Derivation:

whoop (shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Rare North American crane having black-and-white plumage and a trumpeting call

Synonyms:

Grus americana; whooper; whooping crane

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("whooper" is a kind of...):

crane (large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world)

Holonyms ("whooper" is a member of...):

genus Grus; Grus (type genus of the Gruidae: typical cranes)

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