"grus" meaning in Latin

See grus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈɡruːs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈɡrus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *grūs, from Proto-Indo-European *gr̥h₂ú-, from *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”). Cognate to English crane, but not to grouse (of unknown origin). Etymology templates: {{der|la|itc-pro|*grūs}} Proto-Italic *grūs, {{der|la|ine-pro|*gr̥h₂ú-}} Proto-Indo-European *gr̥h₂ú-, {{cog|en|crane}} English crane Head templates: {{la-noun|grūs/gru<3>|g=f|g2=m}} grūs f or m (genitive gruis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|grūs/gru<3>}} Forms: grūs [canonical, feminine, masculine], gruis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], grūs [nominative, singular], gruēs [nominative, plural], gruis [genitive, singular], gruum [genitive, plural], gruī [dative, singular], gruibus [dative, plural], gruem [accusative, singular], gruēs [accusative, plural], grue [ablative, singular], gruibus [ablative, plural], grūs [singular, vocative], gruēs [plural, vocative], gruis [alternative]
  1. crane (bird), sometimes eaten as a delicacy Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-grus-la-noun-Q6bdVWfO Categories (other): Birds Disambiguation of Birds: 58 42
  2. battering ram Tags: declension-3 Synonyms: corvus
    Sense id: en-grus-la-noun-6z0bJmvG Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the third declension, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 28 72 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gruō 
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    }
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          "delicacy",
          "delicacy"
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          "_dis": "28 72",
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    },
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      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
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}

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