📚 noun • entry_id 50649
whooper swan
/ˈhuːpə(ɹ)swɒn/
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cisne cantor
A species of swan, Cygnus cygnus, of the taxonomic family Anatidae.
By mid-morning they are back with huge catches: birds with their necks twisted, slung from poles row upon row by their feet, or crammed alive into wooden cages, screaming with outr…
The thought of life with him filled her with exultation. She could leap up, like the whooper swan, spread her silver wings, and shout her song of rapture and of defiance, like a tr…
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