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crane

noun [C] (BIRD)
 
 
/kreɪn/

Definition

a tall bird with long, thin legs and a long neckBirds which live by or on inland water
(Definition of crane noun (BIRD) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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