sandhill crane

noun

A crane native to North America and parts of Siberia (Antigone canadensis, syn. Grus canadensis).

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sandhillertrumpeter crane
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Meanings

nounsandhill crane (plural sandhill cranes)

plural sandhill cranes

  1. A crane native to North America and parts of Siberia (Antigone canadensis, syn. Grus canadensis).

    Synonyms: sandhiller, trumpeter crane

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA crane native to North America and parts of Siberia (Antigone canadensis, syn. Grus canadensis).

Similar
sandhillertrumpeter crane

Origin

Compound of sandhill + crane.

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Translations

Catalan grua del Canadà
  • grua del CanadàGrus canadensis
Dutch Canadese kraanvogel
  • Canadese kraanvogelGrus canadensis
Finnish hietakurki
  • hietakurkiGrus canadensis
French grue canadienne
  • grue canadienneGrus canadensis
German Kanadakranich
  • KanadakranichGrus canadensis
Hungarian kanadai daru
  • kanadai daruGrus canadensis
Irish grús Ceanadach
  • grús CeanadachGrus canadensis
Korean 캐나다두루미
  • 캐나다두루미 (kaenadadurumi)Grus canadensis
Latin Grus canadensis
  • Grus canadensisGrus canadensis
Russian кана́дский жура́вль
  • кана́дский жура́вль (kanádskij žurávlʹ)Grus canadensis
Swedish trumpetartrana
  • trumpetartranaGrus canadensis
Welsh garan twyni
  • garan twyniGrus canadensis
Cite this entry
APA

sandhill crane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sandhill%20crane

MLA

“sandhill crane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sandhill%20crane. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sandhill crane,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sandhill%20crane.

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