trumpeter swan

American  

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.

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trumpeter swan British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of trumpeter swan

First recorded in 1700–10

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trumpeter swan

To me, the highlight was a pristine marsh brimming with relatively uncommon birds, including black terns, colorful redhead ducks, and a pair of trumpeter swan parents swimming alongside their fuzzy gray cygnet.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 11, 2022

John James Audubon, the famous naturalist, preferred trumpeter swan feather quills to any others, he said.

From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2019

At the best of times, Gord’s vibrato evokes something between a trumpeter swan and a rusty weathervane.

From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2016

The refuge is a rich bird habitat, supporting the greater sandhill crane, the American white pelican, and the trumpeter swan, among many other species.

From The New Yorker ● Jan. 28, 2016

Sage grouse, prairie and Columbian sharp-tailed grouse, trumpeter swan, Canada goose, in fact, most of the water-fowl.

From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by William Temple Hornaday

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