having the shape or form of a crane; resembling or characteristic of cranes in structure or appearance.
From Latin 'grus' (crane) plus '-form' from Latin 'forma' (form or shape), describing crane-like physical characteristics.
The -form suffix is a building block of scientific terminology—'gruiform,' 'humaniform,' 'cuneiform'—all describe shape, and it comes from the same root as 'formula,' meaning a standardized form.
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