| 单词 | sandhill whooper |
| 释义 | > as lemmassandhill whooper c. North American. The whooping crane, Grus americana. Also (in full grey whooper, sandhill whooper): the sandhill crane, Antigone canadensis. ΚΠ 1860 Southern Cultivator 18 324 Here [i.e. in Florida] is found every grade, kind, size, and color..from the beautiful little morning Dove..to the tall Whooper, of 5 or 6 feet high. 1886 Frank Leslie's Pop. Monthly Oct. 503/1 The scattered fields of sod corn..are beset..with huge droves of long-legged ‘whoopers’. 1938 C. H. Matschat Suwannee River 286 It is the favorite haunt of the gray whoopers. 1979 Time 2 Apr. 23/3 Whatever he felt about the whooper, Carter appreciated the award, which recognized his support for environmental protection and recreation. 2008 C. Johnson & J. Smith Wingshooter's Guide Montana (new ed.) 77 Sandhill Crane... Local Names:..gray crane, upland crane, sandhill whooper. 2010 K. Schlyer in K. Nigge Whooping Crane 24 Only one Wisconsin whooper in almost a decade has fledged from reintroduced parents. < as lemmas |
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