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Grus has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix

2

type genus of the Gruidae: typical cranes

3

An accumulation of angular, coarse-grained fragments (particles of sand and gravel) resulting from the chemical and mechanical weathering of crystalline rocks.

Proper Noun
1

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.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
bird genus
Rhyming Words
rus crus trus urus brus pyrus varus virus purus parus horus eurus porus tyrus morus merus larus girus gyrus torus
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