sarus crane

noun

A crane (Antigone antigone) native to India, Southeast Asia, and northern Australia.

Similar
Burmese crane

Meanings

nounsarus crane (plural sarus cranes)

plural sarus cranes

  1. A crane (Antigone antigone) native to India, Southeast Asia, and northern Australia.

    Synonyms: Burmese crane

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA crane (Antigone antigone) native to India, Southeast Asia, and northern Australia.

Similar
Burmese crane

Origin

  1. Hindiसारस
  2. Englishsarus crane

From Hindi सारस (sāras) + crane.

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Translations

Bengali দেশি সারস
  • দেশি সারস (deśi śaroś)Translations
Dutch saruskraanvogel
  • saruskraanvogelTranslations
Finnish saruskurki
  • saruskurkiTranslations
French grue antigone
  • grue antigoneTranslations
German Saruskranich
  • SaruskranichTranslations
Hindi सारस
  • सारस (sāras)Translations
Punjabi ਸਾਰਸ
  • ਸਾਰਸ (sāras)Translations
Russian инди́йский жура́вль
  • инди́йский жура́вль (indíjskij žurávlʹ)Translations
Turkish sarus turnası
  • sarus turnasıTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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