Definition of Grus americana

1. Noun. Rare North American crane having black-and-white plumage and a trumpeting call.

Exact synonyms: Whooper, Whooping Crane
Generic synonyms: Crane
Group relationships: Genus Grus, Grus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Grus Americana

Grozny
Groznyy
Grub Street
Grubb's test
Grubb's tests
Gruber's cul-de-sac
Gruber's method
Gruber's reaction
Gruber-Landzert fossa
Gruber-Widal reaction
Gruidae
Gruiformes
Grundyism
Grus
Grus americana
Gruyere
Gruyère
Gryme
Grymes
Gryms
Grynfeltt
Grynfeltt's triangle
Grypsera
Græcaster
Græcian
Græcians
Græcism
Græcisms
Græco-

Literary usage of Grus americana

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Michigan Bird Life: A List of All the Bird Species Known to Occur in the by Walter Bradford Barrows (1912)
"No. 78. 77. Whooping Crane. grus americana (Linn.). (204) Synonyms: Ardea americana, Linn., 1758, Wils., 1814.—grus americana of most subsequent authors. ..."

2. The Canadian Journal of Industry, Science and Art by Canadian Institute (1849-1914). (1859)
"Audubon, in his Synopsis, the only work of his I have at hand to consult, under his species grus americana, gives G. Canadensis as a synonym without comment ..."

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