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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:
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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