grus
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grus¹
noun gruses
- An accumulation of angular, coarse-grained fragments (particles of sand and gravel) resulting from the chemical and mechanical weathering of crystalline rocks.
Grus²
Where it comes from
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”).
proper noun
- A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a crane. It contains the star Alnair and lies south of the constellation Piscis Austrinus.
Translations
Talk about this word "grus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/grus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. grus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/grus "grus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/grus.Cite this
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title = {grus},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/grus},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
