whooping crane
noun
1.
a white North American crane,
Grus americana,
having a loud, whooping call: an endangered species.
Origin
1720-30,
Americanism
Examples from the web for
whooping crane
The bugle of an endangered
whooping crane
echoes across the far reaches of the marsh.
Read a day-by-day diary of the ultralight-led
whooping crane
migration and discover more about this unique effort.
British Dictionary definitions for
whooping crane
whooping crane
noun
1.
a rare North American crane,
Grus americana,
having a white plumage with black wings and a red naked face