stork
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- noun
- /stɔrk/
- In spring, many storks return to their nesting sites in Europe.
- wood storks
- stork stand
- herons and storks
Examples
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Additional favorites included the Saddle-Billed Stork with its striking colors and bill.
Academic text (2006) -
Beyond the park, 80% of wood storks in the United States nested in the surrounding area.
Academic text (1994) -
OK, here is Mrs. Stork, making a special delivery to you.
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Did you know that storks fly as far as Africa?
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The US Fish and Wildlife Service lists the wood stork as endangered.
Academic text (1994) -
The return of these migratory storks in early May is a cause for celebration.
Academic text (1994) -
There were a few Marabou storks standing around and a couple of crocodiles lying on the banks.
Academic text (1999) -
Egrets, darter cormorants, grey herons, and storks hatch nearly 30,000 chicks every year.
Academic text (2005) -
The stork is known for its distinct long legs and impressive wingspan.
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I spotted a stork wading gracefully along the riverbank in search of fish.
Compounds
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9.6
A large African bird with black and white feathers that eats dead animals and has soft feathers for trims
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4.1
A large white bird with black wings and a long red beak that lives in fields and marshes
- US
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7.4
A large wading bird with a long curved bill and a bald head that lives in American swamps
- Australian
A large Australian stork with mostly white feathers and a black neck and head
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stork comes from an old German word storc that people used for this 'big bird with long legs and a long bill'. A helpful way to remember it is the old story that a stork carries babies. Because the name stayed almost the same in many European languages, stork still means that long-legged wading bird.