demoiselle crane

demoiselle crane
A crane, Anthropoides virgo, found in central Asia, 85-100 centimeters long with a loud trumpeting call.

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  • Demoiselle Crane — Conservation status Least Concern …   Wikipedia

  • demoiselle crane — gervė gražuolėlė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Anthropoides virgo angl. demoiselle crane vok. Jungfernkranich, m rus. журавль красавка, m pranc. grue demoiselle, f ryšiai: platesnis terminas – puikiosios gervės …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • demoiselle crane — a gray crane, Anthropoides virgo, of northern Africa, Europe, and Asia, having long, white plumes behind each eye. [1680 90] * * * …   Universalium

  • demoiselle crane — noun a small crane, breeding in SE Europe and central Asia. [Anthropoides virgo.] …   English new terms dictionary

  • demoiselle crane — a gray crane, Anthropoides virgo, of northern Africa, Europe, and Asia, having long, white plumes behind each eye. [1680 90] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Demoiselle — (French for damsel / little lady ) may refer to: Demoiselle crane, a crane (bird) of central Asia Demoiselle Stakes, a horse race held in New York Demoiselle Creek, New Brunswick Santos Dumont Demoiselle, an early aircraft Calopterygidae, the… …   Wikipedia

  • Crane (bird) — Cranes Indian Sarus Cranes Grus antigone antigone Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

  • crane — /krayn/, n., v., craned, craning. n. 1. any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe. 2. (not used scientifically) any of various similar birds of other families, as the great… …   Universalium

  • Crane — /krayn/, n. 1. (Harold) Hart, 1899 1932, U.S. poet. 2. Stephen, 1871 1900, U.S. novelist, poet, and short story writer. * * * I Any of 15 species (family Gruidae) of tall wading birds that resemble herons but are usually larger and have a partly… …   Universalium

  • demoiselle — /dem weuh zel , dem euh /; Fr. /deuh mwann zel /, n., pl. demoiselles / zelz /; Fr. / zel /. 1. an unmarried girl or young woman. 2. See demoiselle crane. 3. a damselfly, esp. of the genus Agrion. 4. damselfish. 5. Furniture. a lady s wig stand… …   Universalium

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