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GENUS GRUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Gruidae: typical cranes

Synonyms:

genus Grus; Grus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Grus" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Grus"):

Grus americana; whooper; whooping crane (rare North American crane having black-and-white plumage and a trumpeting call)

Holonyms ("genus Grus" is a member of...):

family Gruidae; Gruidae (cranes)

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