Gruidae

Translingual

Grus canadensis

Etymology

From Grus (“genus name”) +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Gruidae

A taxonomic family within the order Gruiformes – the cranes.

Hyponyms

(family): Balearicinae, Gruinae (subfamilies)

References

Crane (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Gruidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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