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单词 whooping crane
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Definition of whooping crane in English:

whooping crane

nounˈhuːpɪŋˈw-
  • A large mainly white crane with a trumpeting call, breeding in central Canada and now endangered.

    Grus americana, family Gruidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The trumpet manucode belongs to a diverse group of about sixty species of birds, including trumpeter swans and whooping cranes, that have dramatically elongated windpipes.
    • ‘California condors, whooping cranes, California sea otters, and many other species have also significantly increased their numbers,’ he said.
    • Peregrine falcons, whooping cranes, piping plovers, black-capped vireos and Bachman's warblers are just some of the better known of these species.
    • Two species are native to North America, the whooping crane and the sandhill crane.
    • Saskatchewan also is one of the best places on earth to view rare whooping cranes, magnificent white birds bordering on extinction.
 
 

Definition of whooping crane in US English:

whooping crane

noun
  • A large mainly white crane with a trumpeting call, breeding in central Canada and now endangered.

    Grus americana, family Gruidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Saskatchewan also is one of the best places on earth to view rare whooping cranes, magnificent white birds bordering on extinction.
    • The trumpet manucode belongs to a diverse group of about sixty species of birds, including trumpeter swans and whooping cranes, that have dramatically elongated windpipes.
    • ‘California condors, whooping cranes, California sea otters, and many other species have also significantly increased their numbers,’ he said.
    • Peregrine falcons, whooping cranes, piping plovers, black-capped vireos and Bachman's warblers are just some of the better known of these species.
    • Two species are native to North America, the whooping crane and the sandhill crane.
 
 
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