trumpeter swan


noun

a large, pure-white, wild swan, Cygnus buccinator, of North America, having a sonorous cry: once near extinction, the species is now recovering.

Origin of trumpeter swan

First recorded in 1700–10

British Dictionary definitions for trumpeter swan

trumpeter swan

noun

a large swan, Cygnus buccinator, of W North America, having a white plumage and black bill