trumpeter swan

noun

1. a large, pure-white, wild swan, Cygnus buccinator, of North America, having a sonorous cry: once near extinction, the species is now recovering.

trumpeter swan

noun

1. a large swan, Cygnus buccinator , of W North America, having a white plumage and black bill

Word History and Origins

Origin of trumpeter swan¹

First recorded in 1700–10

Example Sentences

I thought of this room and of the Trumpeter Swan, and of how you and I used to listen on still nights and think we heard him.

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