grus
see also: Grus
Noun

grus (plural gruses)

  1. (geology) An accumulation of angular, coarse-grained fragments (particles of sand and gravel) resulting from the chemical and mechanical weathering of crystalline rocks.

Grus
Proper noun
  1. (constellation) A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a crane. It contains the star Alnair and lies south of the constellation Piscis Austrinis.
Translations
  • French: Grue
  • German: Kranich
  • Italian: gru
  • Russian: Жура́вль
  • Spanish: Grus



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