genus grus

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   type genus of the Gruidae: typical cranes

   SynonymsGrus

   Broaderbird genus

   Part ofGruidae

Questions about genus grus

What does genus grus mean?

genus grus means "type genus of the Gruidae: typical cranes".

What is another word for genus grus?

Close synonyms include Grus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus grus a common word?

genus grus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.