whooping crane

noun

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

whooping crane

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of whooping crane¹

An Americanism dating back to 1720–30

Example Sentences

Other species, from elephant seals to whooping cranes, have made remarkable comebacks, even from dire straits.

From Seattle Times

After spending the summer tagging and tracking whooping cranes across south-central Wisconsin, Barajas has become even more aware of how minority perspectives are rarely considered in the conservation world.

From Seattle Times

Problem: Baby whooping cranes born in captivity needed to learn to migrate a 1,200-mile route from Wisconsin to Florida.

From Washington Post

Hauser’s story of calling off her marriage to her cheating, gaslighting fiance, then finding grace while studying the whooping crane off the Gulf Coast of Texas, hit all of these notes.

From Washington Post

The “thriving” baby whooping crane arrived May 26 at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, zoo officials said in a statement Friday.

From Washington Post