Definition of 'stork'
Word forms: plural storks
countable noun
A stork is a large bird with a long
beak and long legs, which lives near water.
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stork in British English
noun
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Word origin
Old English storc; related to Old High German storah, Old Norse storkr, Old English stearc stiff; from the stiff appearance of its legs; see starkWord Frequency
stork in American English
nounWord forms: plural storks or stork
any of a family (Ciconiidae) of large,
long-legged,
mostly Old World wading birds having a long
neck and bill; esp., the European white stork (Ciconia ciconia) that
nests on
rooftops and in trees: a symbol of
childbirth, from the
notion
perpetrated in euphemistic
tales to children that it brings
newborn
babies
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Word origin
ME < OE storc, akin to Ger storch < IE *sterg- < base *(s)ter-, stiff >
stare: so named from its stiff-legged walk
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a North American rail, Porzana carolina, with a greyish-brown plumage and yellow bill
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any aquatic bird of the genus Anhinga and family Anhingidae, of tropical and subtropical inland waters, having a long slender neck and bill: order Pelecaniformes (pelicans, cormorants, etc)
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any of several Australian parrots with a green or mostly green plumage
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a rare Eurasian plover, Eudromias morinellus, with reddish-brown underparts and white bands around the head and neck
Which bird am I?
a New Zealand parrot, Nestor meridionalis, with a long compressed bill
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