HyperDic: family_gruidae

English > 1 sense of the expression family Gruidae:
NOUNanimalfamily Gruidae, Gruidaecranes
English > family Gruidae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningcranes.
SynonymGruidae
Member ofGruiformes, order Gruiformesinland marsh-dwelling birds with long legs and necks and bills that wade in water in search of food
MembersGrus, genus Grustype genus of the Gruidae
cranelarge long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world
Broaderbird familyA family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
Spanishfamilia Gruidae, Gruidae

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