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Grus americana

Definition:

a rare North American crane having black-and-white plumage and a trumpeting call

Class:

animal noun

Usage:

species

Plural:

Grus americana*
(* Grus americana may be used in a singular or plural context)

Type of:

crane » wading bird » aquatic bird » bird » vertebrate » chordate » animal » organism » living thing

Member of:

Grus » Gruidae » Gruiformes » Aves » Vertebrata » Chordata » Animalia

Original source:

WordNet

Synonyms:

G. americana [abbreviation, species] | whooper | whooping crane

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