Meanings
nounwhooping crane (plural whooping cranes)
plural whooping cranes
- Grus americana, a species of crane native to North America.
Synonyms: trumpeter crane
Synonyms & antonyms
nounGrus americana, a species of crane native to North America.
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More synonyms by meaning
nounrare North American crane having black-and-white plumage and a trumpeting call
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whooperGrus americana
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Translations
Bengali হুপিং সারস
- হুপিং সারস (hupiṅ śaroś)Grus americana
Catalan grua cridanera
- grua cridaneraGrus americana
Chinese Mandarin 美洲鶴 /美洲鹤
- 美洲鶴 /美洲鹤 (měizhōuhè)Grus americana
Dutch kraanvogel
- kraanvogelGrus americana
Estonian kisakurg
- kisakurgGrus americana
Finnish trumpettikurki
- trumpettikurkiGrus americana
French grue canadienne, grue américaine
- grue canadienneGrus americana
- grue américaineGrus americana
Irish grús Meiriceánach
- grús MeiriceánachGrus americana
Korean 미국흰두루미
- 미국흰두루미 (migukhuindurumi)Grus americana
Latin Grus americana, Grus canadensis
- Grus americanaGrus americana
- Grus canadensisGrus americana
Punjabi ਅਮਰੀਕੀ ਕੂੰਜ
- ਅਮਰੀਕੀ ਕੂੰਜ (amarīkī kūñj)Grus americana
Russian америка́нский жура́вль
- америка́нский жура́вль (amerikánskij žurávlʹ)Grus americana
Spanish grulla blanca
- grulla blancaGrus americana
Swedish trumpetartrana
- trumpetartranaGrus americana
Cite this entry
APA
whooping crane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whooping%20crane
MLA
“whooping crane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whooping%20crane. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whooping crane,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whooping%20crane.
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