whooper swan
noun
: a chiefly Eurasian swan (Cygnus cygnus) with a yellow and black bill compare trumpeter swan
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Two whooper swans, their necks held out like rods, floated above.
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Kate Eshelby, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024
Diana Rebman, winner of the amateur category, had been hoping to photograph whooper swans on a cold day in Japan’s Akan-Mashu National Park, but the winds were very strong and the swans looked dirty.
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 6 July 2018
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Kate Eshelby, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024
Diana Rebman, winner of the amateur category, had been hoping to photograph whooper swans on a cold day in Japan’s Akan-Mashu National Park, but the winds were very strong and the swans looked dirty.
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 6 July 2018
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“Whooper swan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whooper%20swan. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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