trumpeter
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- noun
- /ˈtrʌmpɪtər/
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trompetero
- In the quiet of the rainforest, we often hear the distinctive call of the trumpeter echoing through the trees.
- a winged trumpeter
- white-winged trumpeter
Examples
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As we trekked through the forest, a flock of trumpeters foraged nearby, completely unbothered by our presence.
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At the wildlife sanctuary, the trumpeter walked freely among visitors, showing off its glossy black feathers.
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We saw two more groups of trumpeters and several bald eagles.
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The white-winged trumpeter spends its days foraging on the forest floor.
Academic text (2002) -
Trumpeters take a midmorning break from searching for fruit.
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A typical trumpeter group also contains several other members: the group's sexually immature offspring, which help raise their new brothers and sisters, as well as an unrelated adult female, which doesn't.
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After about thirty seconds of blinking and periodic head-shaking, the trumpeter chick stood up and shakily stumbled off, adults packed closely around it.
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The group of white-winged trumpeters that I was observing reacted immediately to the sound, running over to the point of impact while giving the loud, squawking alarm call these birds generally reserve for ground-dwelling predators.
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
A bird from Brazil and Guiana that makes a loud long call and guards chickens
A South American bird that lives in flocks and makes loud trumpet-like calls
A group of South American forest birds with loud trumpet-like calls and soft feathers
Compounds
A bird from Brazil and Guiana that makes a loud long call and guards chickens
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The South American trumpeter bird gets its name from its very loud, long call that people thought sounded like a trumpet, so local people often kept a trumpeter as a noisy guardian. The name links the bird's sound to the instrument trumpet.