An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Grus
  دُرنا  
Dornâ (#)
Fr.: Grue  

The Crane. A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere , located at 22h 30m right ascension, -45° declination. Its brightest star, of magnitude 1.7 and spectral type B7. Abbreviation: Gru; genitive: Gruis

Etymology (EN): From L. grus “crane;” akin to Gk. geranos “crane;” Welsh garan; Lith. garnys “heron, stork;” O.E. cran; E. crane. Named by Johann Bayer in 1603.

Etymology (PE): Dornâ “crane,” from Turkish, a bird of the family Gruidae.