whooping crane

noun

: a large white endangered North American crane (Grus americana) noted for its loud trumpeting call

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Examples of whooping crane in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Rich Beilfuss, president and CEO of the International Crane Foundation, said the law has been especially useful when trying to prevent the building of power lines where whooping cranes may collide with them. — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026

One of the birds people are most likely to mistake for a whooping crane is a sandhill crane, its closest relative. — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2026

Keep an eye out for whooping cranes, endangered Florida panthers, black bears, bobcats, alligators, and red wolves within the roughly 200 acre-park. — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026

The Rice’s whale is the species closest to the brink of extinction in the Gulf, but other endangered and threatened species live there too, including sea turtles, manatees and whooping cranes. — Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1731, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for whooping crane

• aeroplane
• appertain
• ascertain
• capitaine
• cassegrain
• cellophane
• chatelaine
• counterpane
• entertain
• halothane
• hurricane
• hyperplane

Kids Definition

whooping crane

noun

: a large white nearly extinct North American crane that has a loud trumpeting call