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trumpeter swan
noun
- 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
- a large swan, Cygnus buccinator , of W North America, having a white plumage and black bill
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Word History and Origins
Origin of trumpeter swan1
First recorded in 1700–10
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Example Sentences
I thought of this room and of the Trumpeter Swan, and of how you and I used to listen on still nights and think we heard him.
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