Grus

See also: grus, Gruß, and grús

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin grūs (crane)

Proper noun

Grus f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Gruidae – the cranes.

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  • Several species are now included in genus Antigone. See species marked with * below.

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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

  1. (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.

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Proper noun

Grus ?

  1. (astronomy) Grus (spring constellation of the southern sky)
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