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blue crane

noun

the great blue heron.

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Origin of blue crane

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

Words nearby blue crane

blue cohosh, blue-collar, blue comb, blue coral, blue crab, blue crane, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, blue-curls, blue daisy, blue dandelion, blue dawn-flower
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