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Definition of Stork
1. Noun. Large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage.
Generic synonyms: Wader, Wading Bird
Group relationships: Ciconiidae, Family Ciconiidae
Specialized synonyms: Ciconia Ciconia, White Stork, Black Stork, Ciconia Nigra, Adjutant, Adjutant Bird, Adjutant Stork, Leptoptilus Dubius, Leptoptilus Crumeniferus, Marabou, Marabou Stork, Marabout, Openbill, Jabiru, Jabiru Mycteria, Ephippiorhynchus Senegalensis, Jabiru, Saddlebill, Black-necked Stork, Jabiru, Policeman Bird, Xenorhyncus Asiaticus, Flinthead, Mycteria Americana, Wood Ibis, Wood Stork
Group relationships: Ciconiidae, Family Ciconiidae
Specialized synonyms: Ciconia Ciconia, White Stork, Black Stork, Ciconia Nigra, Adjutant, Adjutant Bird, Adjutant Stork, Leptoptilus Dubius, Leptoptilus Crumeniferus, Marabou, Marabou Stork, Marabout, Openbill, Jabiru, Jabiru Mycteria, Ephippiorhynchus Senegalensis, Jabiru, Saddlebill, Black-necked Stork, Jabiru, Policeman Bird, Xenorhyncus Asiaticus, Flinthead, Mycteria Americana, Wood Ibis, Wood Stork
Definition of Stork
1. n. Any one of several species of large wading birds of the family Ciconidæ, having long legs and a long, pointed bill. They are found both in the Old World and in America, and belong to Ciconia and several allied genera. The European white stork (Ciconia alba) is the best known. It commonly makes its nests on the top of a building, a chimney, a church spire, or a pillar. The black stork (C. nigra) is native of Asia, Africa, and Europe.
Definition of Stork
1. Noun. A large wading bird with long legs and a long beak of the family Ciconiidae. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stork
1. a wading bird [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stork
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