Grus
Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Grus f
Usage notes
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Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Gruiformes - order; Gruidae - family; Gruinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Grus grus - type species; Grus americana, Grus antigone* (sarus crane), Grus canadensis* (sandhill crane), Grus carunculata, Grus japonensis, Grus leucogeranus, Grus monacha, Grus nigricollis, Grus paradisea, †Grus primigenia, Grus rubicunda, Grus vipio* (white-naped crane(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace
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References
- Grus (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Grus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Grus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
English
Etymology
Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From Latin grūs (“a crane (bird)”), originally from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”).
Proper noun
Grus
- (astronomy) A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a crane. It contains the star Alnair and lies south of the constellation Piscis Austrinis.
Derived terms
Translations
spring constellation of the southern sky
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See also
- Grus (constellation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
Spanish
Proper noun
Grus ?
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