grus

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noun

An accumulation of angular, coarse-grained fragments (particles of sand and gravel) resulting from the chemical and mechanical weathering of crystalline rocks.

OriginLatin grūs ← Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- →
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Meanings

grus1

noungrus (plural gruses)

plural gruses

  1. geographyAn accumulation of angular, coarse-grained fragments (particles of sand and gravel) resulting from the chemical and mechanical weathering of crystalline rocks.

Grus2

proper noun
  1. astronomyA spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a crane. It contains the star Alnair and lies south of the constellation Piscis Austrinus.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gerh₂-“to cry hoarsely”
  2. Latingrūs“a crane (bird)”
  3. EnglishGrus

Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From Latin grūs (“a crane (bird)”), originally from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 天鶴座 /天鹤座
  • 天鶴座 /天鹤座 (Tiānhèzuò)spring constellation of the southern sky
Czech Jeřáb
  • Jeřábspring constellation of the southern sky
Esperanto Gruo
  • Gruospring constellation of the southern sky
Finnish Kurki
  • Kurkispring constellation of the southern sky
French Grue
  • Gruespring constellation of the southern sky
German Kranich
  • Kranichspring constellation of the southern sky
Icelandic Hegrinn
  • Hegrinnspring constellation of the southern sky
Irish an Chorr
  • an Chorrspring constellation of the southern sky
Italian gru
  • gruspring constellation of the southern sky
Japanese 鶴座, つる座
  • 鶴座 (Tsuruza)spring constellation of the southern sky
  • つる座 (Tsuruza)spring constellation of the southern sky
Korean 두루미자리
  • 두루미자리 (Durumijari)spring constellation of the southern sky
Lithuanian Gervė
  • Gervėspring constellation of the southern sky
Malay Burung Keria
  • Burung Keriaspring constellation of the southern sky
Polish Żuraw
  • Żurawspring constellation of the southern sky
Russian Жура́вль
  • Жура́вль (Žurávlʹ)spring constellation of the southern sky
Slovak žeriav
  • žeriavspring constellation of the southern sky
Spanish Grus
  • Grusspring constellation of the southern sky
Cite this entry
APA

grus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grus

MLA

“grus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grus.

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