whooping crane

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noun

a white North American crane, Grus americana, having a loud, whooping call: an endangered species.

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Origin of whooping crane

An Americanism dating back to 1720–30

Words nearby whooping crane

whoopee, whoopee cushion, whooper, whooper swan, whooping cough, whooping crane, whoop it up, whoopla, whoops, whoopsie, whoosh

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How to use whooping crane in a sentence

That’s one of the reasons why whooping cranes became endangered in the first place.
How researchers can keep birds safe as U.S. wind farms expand|Jack J. Lee|April 12, 2021|Science News
Excited, Shaheen wasted no time and began interviewing surgeons, deciding upon Dr. Curtis Crane in Greenbrae, California.
The Insurance Company Promised a Gender Reassignment. Then They Made a Mistake.|James Joiner|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In John Barleycorn, Heinold and his bar are referenced a whooping 17 times.
The Bars That Made America Great|Nina Strochlic|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As punishment, Peterson said he gave the boy a “normal whooping” by hitting the boy repeatedly with a tree branch.
Adrian Peterson’s ‘Whooping’ and Ray Rice’s Knockout Are Both Domestic Violence|Robert Silverman|September 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

During our meeting, Yuji took a small paper crane from a plastic box and dropped it into my palm.
Truman’s Grandson & Japan’s A-Bomb Survivors: A Story of Reconciliation|Clifton Truman Daniel|August 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This is a project run by the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership.
Mississippi Hippos, Teddy Bears, and Other Strange Beasts|Scott Porch|July 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A tarpaulin stretched from wheel to wheel of the wagon shut out the driving rain that fled in sheets before the whooping wind.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
A huge string game-bag was slung over his back, and in an antelope's horn or a crane's bill bullets were carried.
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike
They did so, and Crane looked up at the fat hardware man with eyes that were not quite so contemptuous.
Scattergood Baines|Clarence Budington Kelland
"Ten thousand eight hundred," Crane's youth bid, desperately.
Scattergood Baines|Clarence Budington Kelland
He went back to his hardware store and waited—waited for Crane and Keith to start their inevitable logging operations.
Scattergood Baines|Clarence Budington Kelland

British Dictionary definitions for whooping crane

whooping crane

noun

a rare North American crane, Grus americana, having a white plumage with black wings and a red naked face

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