A genus of large wading birds known as cranes, characterized by long legs, long necks, and graceful movement; also the Latin word for crane.
From Latin "grus" meaning crane, ultimately from Indo-European roots. The scientific genus name Grus is capitalized in taxonomy and refers to true cranes.
Cranes are one of the oldest continuously recognized bird groups—ancient humans watched them migrate in the same patterns 10,000 years ago, so the word grus connects us directly to prehistoric observation of nature.
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