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whooper
(whoop¦er)
Pronunciation:
/ˈhuːpə, ˈw-/
(also
whooper swan
)
noun
a large migratory swan with a black and yellow bill and a loud trumpeting call, breeding in northern Eurasia and Greenland.
Cygnus cygnus
, family
Anatidae
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