- sandhill crane
- noun Date: 1805 a crane (Grus canadensis) of North America and Siberia that has a red crown and is chiefly bluish gray tinged with a sandy yellow
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sandhill crane — [sand′hil΄] n. a large North American crane (Grus canadensis) with grayish brown plumage … English World dictionary
sandhill crane — kanadinė gervė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Grus canadensis angl. sandhill crane vok. Kanadakranich, m rus. канадский журавль, m pranc. grue du Canada, f ryšiai: platesnis terminas – tikrosios gervės … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
sandhill crane — /sand hil / a North American crane, Grus canadensis, having bluish gray plumage and a red forehead. [1795 1805, Amer.; sandhill, late ME sond hille, OE sondhyll. See SAND, HILL] * * * Crane species (Grus canadensis family Gruidae), 35–43 in.… … Universalium
sandhill crane — noun A crane native to North America and parts of Siberia, Grus canadensis. Syn: trumpeter crane … Wiktionary
sandhill crane — sand′hill crane [[t]ˈsændˌhɪl[/t]] n. orn a North American crane, Grus canadensis, having bluish gray plumage and a red forehead • Etymology: 1795–1805 … From formal English to slang
sandhill crane — noun 1. : a rare crane (Grus canadensis) of eastern and central No. America that is chiefly bluish gray overcast with ocherous 2. : little brown crane … Useful english dictionary
Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge — The Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1975 to safeguard the endangered Mississippi sandhill crane and its unique disappearing wet pine savanna habitat. The refuge consists of more than 19,000 acres… … Wikipedia
Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge — Das Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge ist ein Naturschutzgebiet im Süden des US Bundesstaates Mississippi. Benannt ist es nach der an der Mündung des Mississippi bedrohten Art des Kanadakranichs (englisch: Sandhill Crane). Das… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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