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whooping swan
(gcide) | Hooper \Hoop"er\, n. (Zool.) [So called from its note.]
The European whistling, or wild, swan (Olor cygnus); --
called also hooper swan, whooping swan, and elk. Hoopoe |
Whooping swan
(gcide) | Whooping \Whoop"ing\,
a. & n. from Whoop, v. t.
[1913 Webster]
Whooping cough (Med.), a violent, convulsive cough,
returning at longer or shorter intervals, and consisting
of several expirations, followed by a sonorous
inspiration, or whoop; chin cough; hooping cough.
--Dunglison.
Whooping crane (Zool.), a North American crane ({Crus
Americana}) noted for the loud, whooplike note which it
utters.
Whooping swan (Zool.), the whooper swan. See the Note under
Swan.
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Whooping swan
(gcide) | Hooper \Hoop"er\, n. (Zool.) [So called from its note.]
The European whistling, or wild, swan (Olor cygnus); --
called also hooper swan, whooping swan, and elk. HoopoeWhooping \Whoop"ing\,
a. & n. from Whoop, v. t.
[1913 Webster]
Whooping cough (Med.), a violent, convulsive cough,
returning at longer or shorter intervals, and consisting
of several expirations, followed by a sonorous
inspiration, or whoop; chin cough; hooping cough.
--Dunglison.
Whooping crane (Zool.), a North American crane ({Crus
Americana}) noted for the loud, whooplike note which it
utters.
Whooping swan (Zool.), the whooper swan. See the Note under
Swan.
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