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

On the drive home, a group of migratory trumpeter swans flew over the car and across the road.

From Seattle Times

In the distance, past the trumpeter swans wading in seasonal ponds, crews filled dump trucks with gasoline-tainted soils.

From Seattle Times

She is at work on a second memoir featuring migratory trumpeter swans that winter in Skagit with squawking snow geese and dabbling ducks.

From Seattle Times

As the young moose explore their new 435-acre home, they will encounter American bison, Roosevelt elk, deer, mountain goats, bighorn sheep, caribou and trumpeter swans that also live at Northwest Trek.

From Seattle Times

After coming back from near extinction, trumpeter swans face drastic habitat loss from climate change.

From Washington Post