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TRUMPETER SWAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does trumpeter swan mean?
• TRUMPETER SWAN (noun)
The noun TRUMPETER SWAN has 1 sense:
1. large pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cry
Familiarity information: TRUMPETER SWAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Cygnus buccinator; trumpeter; trumpeter swan
Hypernyms ("trumpeter swan" is a kind of...):
swan (stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult)
Holonyms ("trumpeter swan" is a member of...):
Cygnus; genus Cygnus (a genus of Anatidae)
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