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Symbolised By A Crane One Of The Constellations Named After A Bird Along With Aquila The Eagle Columba The Dove Corvus The Crow Cygnus The Swan And Others Crossword Clue
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GRUS which was last seen in the Telegraph Giant General Knowledge crossword.
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GRUS
Updated: October 12, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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We think the answer is "GRUS" which means:
- noun
- • A small constellation in the southern hemisphere near phoenix
- • Type genus of the gruidae: typical cranes
An example sentence would be:
- • "The grus was a large, long-necked bird native to africa."
- • "We spotted a group of grus flying overhead during our hike."
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| Telegraph Giant General Knowledge02 Sep 2023 | Across 16 | |
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Similar Clues
| Clue | Source | |
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1 | Aquila and Cygnus, for example | |
2 | A species of jungle crow was named after him (Corvus rafflesii) | |
3 | Bird, the black Corvus corax
The Guardian Speedy -
02 Feb 2020 | The Guardian Speedy / 02 Feb 2020 |
4 | Bird of the genus Corvus
New York Times -
06 Aug 2004 | New York Times / 06 Aug 2004 |
5 | Constellation between Cygnus and Aquila
New York Times -
17 Aug 2018 | New York Times / 17 Aug 2018 |
6 | From Arabic for “flying eagle”, Aquila’s brightest star and one vertex of the Summer Triangle asterism
Telegraph Giant General Knowledge -
17 Jun 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 17 Jun 2023 |
7 | ___ Dove (the constellation Columba)
New York Times -
12 Jul 2008 | New York Times / 12 Jul 2008 |
