"grus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gruses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: grus Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-grus-en-noun-bEzkEFWb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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