whooper swan

noun

: a chiefly Eurasian swan (Cygnus cygnus) with a yellow and black bill compare trumpeter swan

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above