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Grus
[ gruhs, groos ]
noun
, Astronomy.
, genitive Gru·is [groo, -is].
- the Crane, a southern constellation between Indus and Piscis Austrinus.
Grus
/ ɡrʊs /
noun
- a constellation in the S hemisphere lying near Phoenix and Piscis Austrinus and containing a first and a second magnitude star
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Grus1
< Latin grūs crane; akin to Greek géranos
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Grus1
via New Latin from Latin: crane
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Example Sentences
Another has a blue crane, belonging to the order Grus cinerea, standing erect on its stilts, showing fight.
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Grus canadensis (on the fifth of March Anser canadensis also appeared).
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The only other large bird that can be mentioned is the Manchurian crane, misnamed Grus japonensis.
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In another part of the jhil a couple of sarus cranes (Grus antigone) are visible.
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Illic passeres in atomum pygmeae humilitatis relegati degebant, grus ex opposito in giganteae quantitatis evadebat excessum.
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