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whooper

Syllabification: (whoop·er)
Definition of whooper

noun

(also whooper swan)
  • 1a 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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