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Gruidae

noun

cranes

• Syn: ↑family Gruidae

• Hypernyms: ↑bird family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Gruiformes, ↑order Gruiformes

• Member Meronyms: ↑crane, ↑Grus, ↑genus Grus

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\\ˈgrüəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Grus, type genus + -idae

: a family (order Gruiformes) of long-legged wading birds comprising the cranes

Useful english dictionary. 2012.