WHOOPING CRANE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does whooping crane mean? 

• WHOOPING CRANE (noun)
  The noun WHOOPING CRANE has 1 sense:

1. rare North American crane having black-and-white plumage and a trumpeting call

  Familiarity information: WHOOPING CRANE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WHOOPING CRANE (noun)

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 ("whooping crane" is a kind of...):

crane (large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world)

Holonyms ("whooping crane" is a member of...):

genus Grus; Grus (type genus of the Gruidae: typical cranes)