Grus

[ gruhs, groos ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Astronomy.

, genitive Gru·is [groo, -is].

Grus

/ ɡrʊs /

a constellation in the S hemisphere lying near Phoenix and Piscis Austrinus and containing a first and a second magnitude star

Origin of Grus¹

< Latin grūs crane; akin to Greek géranos

Origin of Grus¹

via New Latin from Latin: crane

Another has a blue crane, belonging to the order Grus cinerea, standing erect on its stilts, showing fight.

Grus canadensis (on the fifth of March Anser canadensis also appeared).

The only other large bird that can be mentioned is the Manchurian crane, misnamed Grus japonensis.

In another part of the jhil a couple of sarus cranes (Grus antigone) are visible.

Illic passeres in atomum pygmeae humilitatis relegati degebant, grus ex opposito in giganteae quantitatis evadebat excessum.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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