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Grus

(grŭs, gro͞os)

A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Indus and Phoenix.

[Latin grūs, crane; see gerə- in Indo-European roots.]

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Grus

(ɡrʊs)

n, Latin genitive Gruis (ˈɡruːɪs)

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

[via New Latin from Latin: crane]

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Noun	1.	Grus - a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix Crane
	2.	Grus - type genus of the Gruidae: typical cranes genus Grus bird genus - a genus of birds family Gruidae, Gruidae - cranes Grus americana, whooper, whooping crane - rare North American crane having black-and-white plumage and a trumpeting call

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Γερανός

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