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What does Grus mean?

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Proper noun
  1. (astronomy) A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a crane. It contains the star Alnair and lies south of the constellation Piscis Austrinis.
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Another has a blue crane, belonging to the order Grus cinerea, standing erect on its stilts, showing fight.
You will need the next installment, because Grus and Lanius don't even decide until page 431 that the scepter of mercy is something worth recovering.
Until recently, it seemed virtually impossible to publish the original version of this work, as the orchestra parts by Editions Grus have been lost.
This faint constellation is located between the two magnificent starry birds Grus and Pavo.
After a trial with Canada geese Branta canadensis, microlight aircraft were used in the US to teach safe migration routes to reintroduced whooping cranes Grus americana.
At least two globally threatened species have been affected: Black-necked Crane Grus nigricollis in China and Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis in Greece.

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