gruiform

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(gro̅o̅ə fôrm′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
gru•i•form  (gro̅o̅ə fôrm′),USA pronunciation adj. [Ornith.]
  1. Birdsof or pertaining to birds of the order Gruiformes, including cranes, rails, and coots.
  • Neo-Latin gruiformis, singular of Gruiformes, equivalent. to Gru-, stem of Grus a genus of the order (Latin grūs crane) + -iformes -iformes
  • 1895–1900


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