stork

(stôrk)

Any of various large wading birds of the family Ciconiidae, having long legs and a long straight bill.

[Middle English, from Old English storc; see ster- in Indo-European roots.]

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stork

(stɔːk)

1. (Animals) any large wading bird of the family Ciconiidae, chiefly of warm regions of the Old World, having very long legs and a long stout pointed bill, and typically having a white-and-black plumage: order Ciconiiformes

2. (Breeds) (sometimes capital) a variety of domestic fancy pigeon resembling the fairy swallow

[Old English storc; related to Old High German storah, Old Norse storkr, Old English stearc stiff; from the stiff appearance of its legs; see stark]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

stork

(stɔrk)

n., pl. storks, (esp. collectively) stork.

any of several wading birds of the family Ciconiidae, having long legs and a long neck and bill.

[before 900; Old English storc, c. Old High German stor(a)h, Old Norse storkr]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

stork - large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage

wader, wading bird - any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food

Ciconiidae, family Ciconiidae - storks

Ciconia ciconia, white stork - the common stork of Europe; white with black wing feathers and a red bill

black stork, Ciconia nigra - Old World stork that is glossy black above and white below

adjutant bird, adjutant stork, Leptoptilus dubius, adjutant - large Indian stork with a military gait

Leptoptilus crumeniferus, marabou, marabou stork, marabout - large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments

openbill - stork with a grooved bill whose upper and lower parts touch only at the base and tip

Jabiru mycteria, jabiru - large white stork of warm regions of the world especially America

Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis, saddlebill, jabiru - large black-and-white stork of tropical Africa; its red bill has a black band around the middle

black-necked stork, jabiru, policeman bird, Xenorhyncus asiaticus - large mostly white Australian stork

flinthead, Mycteria americana, wood ibis, wood stork - an American stork that resembles the true ibises in having a downward-curved bill; inhabits wooded swamps of New World tropics

Translations

لَقلاق

čáp

stork

Storch

πελαργός

cikonio

cigüeña

toonekurg

haikara

cigogne

roda

gólya

storkur

cicogna

ciconia

gandras

stārķis

bocian

štorklja

stork

leylek

鹳鸟

stork

[stɔːk] N → cigüeña f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

stork

[ˈstɔː^rk] n → cigogne f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

stork

n → Storch m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

stork

[stɔːk] n → cicogna

stork

(stoːk) noun

a type of wading bird with long beak, neck and legs.

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So they sat down upon the bank and gazed wistfully at the Scarecrow until a Stork flew by, who, upon seeing them, stopped to rest at the water's edge.

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The note was written on a broad, white feather from a stork's wing, and it said:

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With them he trapped a Stork that had fractured his leg in the net and was earnestly beseeching the Farmer to spare his life.

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One morning, when a windy golden sunrise was billowing over the gulf in waves of light, a certain weary stork flew over the bar of Four Winds Harbor on his way from the Land of Evening Stars.

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As he spoke he raised his arbalest to his shoulder and was about to pull the trigger, when a large gray stork flapped heavily into view skimming over the brow of the hill, and then soaring up into the air to pass the valley.

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"That would take a long time to explain," said the Stork, and with these words off he went.

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When the fire to the onthedownburninghouseresting Stork's Nest reached, flew the parent Storks away.

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Over their roof-trees there murmur elms and chestnuts; the sun has sunk to his rest; a stork is roosting on the gable; and all is beautifully poetic and touching.

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stork inspires the mind with thought, and leads it on to meditation

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Bird life was abundant, especially the wading birds, stork, heron, and ibis gathering in little groups, blue, scarlet, and white, upon every log which jutted from the bank, while beneath us the crystal water was alive with fish of every shape and color.

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"Pray, my good stork," said I, or German words to that effect, "why don't you stay here altogether, instead of going home and rioting away all you have earned?"

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And let no one fancy that the author was at all astray when he compared the friendship of these animals to that of men; for men have received many lessons from beasts, and learned many important things, as, for example, the clyster from the stork, vomit and gratitude from the dog, watchfulness from the crane, foresight from the ant, modesty from the elephant, and loyalty from the horse.

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