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sandhill crane
[ sand-hil ]
noun
- a North American crane, Grus canadensis, having bluish-gray plumage and a red forehead.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sandhill crane1
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Example Sentences
This smaller variety is very much like the Sandhill Crane, but more brown, especially on the wings.
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We also saw a young Sandhill Crane, and on an open prairie four Antelopes a few hundred yards off.
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Sixty-odd miles as migrates the sandhill crane, separated the settlements of Yankton and Sioux Falls.
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So we hastily concluded that our hero could whip every bird in the country except perhaps the sandhill crane.
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The largest bird of the Island is the Cuban sandhill crane (Grus nesiotes).
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