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whooper†
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
a species of crane, Grus americana, which nests in western Canada.
See: whooping crane
Quotations
1955
This year it was twins in the whooping crane families of Canada--two sets--six little whoopers in all.
1963
And the future of the whooper again hangs in the balance.