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

Example Sentences

Another set of remains from a related species, which they named A. yoshiiensis, suggested a bird as long as the largest living swan species, the 5½-foot trumpeter swan.

From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2022

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

Since that first hatch in 1998, 699 known trumpeter swan nests have occurred in Iowa.

From Washington Times • Feb. 22, 2020

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

From Slate • Aug. 17, 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 Hornaday, William Temple