Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Indus and Phoenix.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The typical genus of Gruidæ, containing most of the species of cranes, of maximum size, white or gray in color, with crestless and partly denuded head, 12-feathered tail, flowing inner secondaries, and enlarged inner claw.
- noun In astronomy, a southern constellation, between Aquarius and Pisces Australis.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun (Astron.) A constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere between Indus and Piscis Austrinus.
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Gruidae — thecranes . - proper noun astronomy A
spring constellation of thesouthern sky, said to resemble acrane . It contains the starAlnair and lies south of the constellation Piscis Austrinis.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun type genus of the Gruidae: typical cranes
- noun a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix
Etymologies
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Examples
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The park was the last known wintering ground in India of the western population of Siberian crane Grus leucogeranus (V).
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The blacknecked crane Grus nigricollis (VU) is seen on migration. 86 animals are under state protection which in addition to the above include Chinese stump-tailed macaque Macaca thibetana, takin Budorcus taxicolor, bearded vulture Gypaetus barbatus, Chinese hazel-grouse Tetrastes sewerzowi, pheasant grouse Tetraophasis obscurus, black stork Ciconia nigra, Pallas's sea-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus and golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos.
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For example, Boyce and Miller [1] showed that water depths have a significant positive effect on the annual production of juvenile whooping cranes (Grus americana), and suggested that increased summer temperatures are likely to create drier conditions in whooping crane nesting marshes over the long term, decreasing production of young and slowing the annual population growth rate.
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Sarus crane Grus antigone, with its spectacular courtship dance, is also found here.
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The tancho is a koi (or nishikigoi, a Japanese carp) with a red patch on its head, which is named after the Red Crowned Crane (Grus japonensis), a bird which also has a red spot on its head.
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Of special interest are the whooping crane Grus americana (EN), the nationally threatened bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus, peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus, and trumpeter swan Cygnus buccinator.
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This valley supports large breeding populations of trumpeter swans (Cygnus bucinator) and sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis).
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Zhalong serves as a wetland breeding area for bird species such as the rare red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) and Chinese merganser (Mergus squamatus).
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The Endangered red-crowned, or Japanese crane (Grus japonensis) is considered a Natural National Monument.
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Other notable species include Japanese night heron Gorsachius goisagi, Baikal teal Anas formosa, Japanese cormorant Phalacrocorax capillatus in great numbers; Japanese crane Grus japonensis, and yellow bunting Emberiza sulphurata.
Shiretoko, Japan 2008
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