Grus

[ gruhs, groos ]

/ grʌs, grus /

noun, genitive Gru·is [groo-is]. /ˈgru ɪs/. Astronomy.

the Crane, a southern constellation between Indus and Piscis Austrinus.

Origin of Grus

<Latin grūs crane; akin to Greek géranos

Words nearby Grus

grunting ox, gruntled, grunt work, grup, gruppetto, Grus, grushie, grutch, Gruyère, gr. wt., gryke

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Example sentences from the Web for Grus

The largest bird of the Island is the Cuban sandhill crane (Grus nesiotes).
The History of Cuba, vol. 5|Willis Fletcher Johnson
In another part of the jhil a couple of sarus cranes (Grus antigone) are visible.
Glimpses of Indian Birds|Douglas Dewar
Grus canadensis (on the fifth of March Anser canadensis also appeared).
Travels in the Interior of North America, 1832-1834, Part III (the Text Being Chapters XXVIII-XXXIII of the London Edition, 1843, and the Appendix a Combination of the Appendices of the London and German [Coblentz, 1839] Editions)|Maximilian, Prinz von Wied
Of the Crane (Grus cinerea) we have a great number of bones but of the common Heron not one.
Notes on the Fenland|T. McKenny Huges

Illic passeres in atomum pygmeae humilitatis relegati degebant, grus ex opposito in giganteae quantitatis evadebat excessum.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer

British Dictionary definitions for Grus

Grus

/ (ɡrʊs) /

noun Latin genitive Gruis (ˈɡruːɪs)

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

Word Origin for Grus

via New Latin from Latin: crane

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释义	Grus [ gruhs, groos ] / grʌs, grus / noun, genitive Gru·is [groo-is]. /ˈgru ɪs/. Astronomy. the Crane, a southern constellation between Indus and Piscis Austrinus. Origin of Grus <Latin grūs crane; akin to Greek géranos Words nearby Grus grunting ox, gruntled, grunt work, grup, gruppetto, Grus, grushie, grutch, Gruyère, gr. wt., gryke Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Grus The largest bird of the Island is the Cuban sandhill crane (Grus nesiotes). The History of Cuba, vol. 5\|Willis Fletcher Johnson In another part of the jhil a couple of sarus cranes (Grus antigone) are visible. Glimpses of Indian Birds\|Douglas Dewar Grus canadensis (on the fifth of March Anser canadensis also appeared). Travels in the Interior of North America, 1832-1834, Part III (the Text Being Chapters XXVIII-XXXIII of the London Edition, 1843, and the Appendix a Combination of the Appendices of the London and German [Coblentz, 1839] Editions)\|Maximilian, Prinz von Wied Of the Crane (Grus cinerea) we have a great number of bones but of the common Heron not one. Notes on the Fenland\|T. McKenny Huges Illic passeres in atomum pygmeae humilitatis relegati degebant, grus ex opposito in giganteae quantitatis evadebat excessum. Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems\|Geoffrey Chaucer British Dictionary definitions for Grus Grus / (ɡrʊs) / noun Latin genitive Gruis (ˈɡruːɪs) a constellation in the S hemisphere lying near Phoenix and Piscis Austrinus and containing a first and a second magnitude star Word Origin for Grus via New Latin from Latin: crane Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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