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WHOOPER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does whooper mean?
• WHOOPER (noun)
The noun WHOOPER has 2 senses:
1. rare North American crane having black-and-white plumage and a trumpeting call
2. common Old World swan noted for its whooping call
Familiarity information: WHOOPER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rare North American crane having black-and-white plumage and a trumpeting call
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Grus americana; whooper; whooping crane
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Common Old World swan noted for its whooping call
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Cygnus cygnus; whooper; whooper swan
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)
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