grus

English - Turkish

Definition of grus in English Turkish dictionary

grüs

granit üzerinde gelişen saprolit

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English - English

Definition of grus in English English dictionary

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

type genus of the Gruidae: typical cranes a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix

type genus of the Gruidae: typical cranes

a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix

Hyphenation

Grus

Etymology

() Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From Latin grūs (“a crane (bird)”), originally from Proto-Indo-European *gerə- (“to cry hoarsely”).