gruidae (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Gruidae*:
NOUN	animal	Gruidae, family Gruidae	cranes

English > *Gruidae*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	cranes.
Synonym	family Gruidae
Member of	Gruiformes, order Gruiformes	inland marsh-dwelling birds with long legs and necks and bills that wade in water in search of food
Members	Grus, genus Grus	type genus of the Gruidae
Members	crane	large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world
Broader	bird family	A family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
Spanish	familia Gruidae, Gruidae

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