Phrase guide

whooper swan

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: /ˈhuːpə(ɹ)swɒn/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A species of swan, Cygnus cygnus, of the taxonomic family Anatidae.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

common Old World swan noted for its whooping call

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: whooper, Cygnus cygnus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: swan

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

52 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ճչան կարապը (ččʻan karapə) — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Basque: beltxarga oihularia — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Belarusian: лебедзь-клікун (ljebjedzʹ-klikun) — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Breton: an alarc'h-kristilh — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Bulgarian: поен лебед (poen lebed) — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Catalan: cigne cantaire — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Catalan: cinyo — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Chechen: гӏургӏаз (ğurğaz) — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大天鵝 /大天鹅 (dàtiān'é) — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Danish: sangsvane — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Dutch: wilde zwaan — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Esperanto: kantocigno — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Estonian: laululuik — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Faroese: svanur — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Faroese: okn — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Finnish: laulujoutsen — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • French: cygne chanteur — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Galician: cisne bravo — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Georgian: მყივანი გედი (mq̇ivani gedi) — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • German: Singschwan — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Greek: αγριόκυκνος (agriókyknos) — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Greenlandic: qussuk — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Hebrew: ברבור שר (brbwr şr) — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Hungarian: énekes hattyú — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Icelandic: álft — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Icelandic: svanur — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Irish: eala ghlórach — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Italian: cigno selvatico — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Japanese: オオハクチョウ (ōhakuchō) — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Kazakh: сұңқылдақ-аққу (sūñqyldaq-aqqu) — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Korean: 큰고니 (keun'goni) — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Lithuanian: ziemeļu gulbis — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Lithuanian: gulbė giesmininkė — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Meänkieli: jouhkainen — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Nepali: महाराज हंस (mahārāj hansa) — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Norman: cŷngne sauvage — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Norwegian: sangsvane — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Polish: łabędź krzykliwy — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Portuguese: cisne bravo — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Romanian: lebădă de iarnă — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Russian: ле́бедь-клику́н (lébedʹ-klikún) — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Inari-Sami: njuhčâ — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Lule-Sami: sjnjuktja — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Northern Sami: njukča — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Skolt-Sami: njuhčč — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Scottish Gaelic: eala bhàn — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Spanish: cisne cantor — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Swedish: sångsvan — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Thai: หงส์กู่ — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Turkish: ötücü kuğu — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Tuvan: эткир уннуг куу (etkir unnug kuu) — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus
  • Volapük: musigasvan — the species of swan Cygnus cygnus