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crane vs whooping crane

whooping crane vs crane

crane and whooping crane both are nouns.

crane is a verb but whooping crane is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crane Yes No Yes No
whooping crane Yes No No No
As nouns, whooping crane is a hyponym of crane; that is, whooping crane is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crane:
  • crane: large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world
  • whooping crane: rare North American crane having black-and-white plumage and a trumpeting call
Other hyponyms of crane include Grus americana, whooper.
crane (noun) whooping crane (noun)
large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world rare North American crane having black-and-white plumage and a trumpeting call
lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis
crane (verb) whooping crane (verb)
stretch (the neck) so as to see better
Difference between crane and whooping crane

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