Grues

plural noun

Gru·​es

ˈgrü(ˌ)ēz

: a suborder of Gruiformes consisting of the cranes, limpkins, trumpeters, rails, and a few chiefly extinct related forms

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, plural of Grus

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