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gruiform

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Resembling the Gruiformes, an order of birds including the crane.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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noun

Meaning 2

Any member of the Gruiformes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: كُرْكِيّ (kurkiyy) — of or pertaining to a member of the order Gruiformes
  • Czech: krátkokřídlý — of or pertaining to a member of the order Gruiformes
  • German: kranichartig — of or pertaining to a member of the order Gruiformes
  • Latin: gruifōrmis — of or pertaining to a member of the order Gruiformes
  • Polish: żurawiowy — of or pertaining to a member of the order Gruiformes
  • Russian: журавлеобра́зный (žuravleobráznyj) — of or pertaining to a member of the order Gruiformes
  • Turkish: turnamsı — of or pertaining to a member of the order Gruiformes
  • Arabic: كُرْكِيَّة (kurkiyya) — gruiform bird
  • Czech: krátkokřídlý — gruiform bird
  • German: Kranichvogel — gruiform bird
  • Latin: cruifōrmis — gruiform bird
  • Polish: żurawiowy — gruiform bird
  • Turkish: turnamsı — gruiform bird
  • Turkish: bataklık kuşu — gruiform bird