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GRUS

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Gruidae: typical cranes

Synonyms:

genus Grus; Grus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Grus"):

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

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

family Gruidae; Gruidae (cranes)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix

Synonyms:

Crane; Grus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)

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