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Gruidae
(redirected from Crane (bird))

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n.1.The natural family comprising the cranes.
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Noun1.Gruidae - cranesGruidae - cranes                              
bird family - a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
Gruiformes, order Gruiformes - inland marsh-dwelling birds with long legs and necks and bills that wade in water in search of food: cranes; rails; bustards
crane - large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world
genus Grus, Grus - type genus of the Gruidae: typical cranes


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