Stork

Word STORK
Character 5
Hyphenation stork
Pronunciations /stɔːk/

Definitions and meanings of "Stork"

What do we mean by stork?

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

A large altricial grallatorial bird, of the family Ciconiidæ and especially of the subfamily Ciconiinæ (which see for technical characters). noun

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. noun

The East Indian jabiru. noun

The smaller adjutant of India (Leptoptilos Javanica). noun

The adjutant. noun

See Marabou. -- Saddle-billed stork, the African jabiru. See Jabiru. noun

Any plant of the genus Pelargonium; -- so called in allusion to the beaklike prolongation of the axis of the receptacle of its flower. See Pelargonium. noun

A large wading bird with long legs and a long beak of the family Ciconiidae. noun

Large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage noun

A large wading bird with long legs and a long beak of the family Ciconiidae.

(children's folklore) The mythical bringer of babies to families, or good news.

The seventeenth Lenormand card.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Stork

The word "stork" in example sentences

In Denmark, however, the stork is not a welcome guest and so this would be considered appropriate alternative housing. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Sue Dickenson's comment about the stork is priceless. ❋ David (2008)

There's food in the bucket, because he loves food so much, and … he keeps his food in the basement, and he's coming up to answer the door because the stork is knocking at it and beseeching him to be a hero. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The stork is particularly mentioned; the fir-trees, which are very high, are her house, her castle. ❋ Unknown (1721)

Great pics the pic of the coon's uh um calling the stork, was hilarious. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Garret knew Ross would be coming through the door shortly, so he apologized for such a brief meeting and promised to call the stork early next week. ❋ Vince Flynn (2006)

The stork was a Baptist who attended church every Sunday, which in a state like Indiana was very important. ❋ Vince Flynn (2006)

FISCHER: The days of telling children that babies come by a stork is a long time gone, at least in the communities I ` m from. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The stork is a bird of prey; it is vigilant, greedy, and catches gudgeons. ❋ Unknown (2003)

The list of non-kosher birds in Vayikra 11: 13 and Deuteronomy 14: 12 includes "chasida", usually identified as stork (According to some authorities, however, the chasida is not the stork, because the stork is a kosher bird (Rabbenu Yerocham, ❋ Unknown (2009)

The great bird in Holland is the stork, which is kept and given a home because of the service rendered in keeping down toads and frogs. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

The stork, which is never molested, adds a picturesque feature to the Bulgarian village. ❋ Various (N/A)

"That which he takes to be a stork is a heron -- a white heron, and white is argent in heraldry, is't not?" ❋ Rafael Sabatini (1912)

It was even said that in some countries the stork was the symbol for filial piety. ❋ William Elliot Griffis (1885)

The Dutch call the stork by the sweet name "Ooijevaar," or the treasure-bringer. ❋ William Elliot Griffis (1885)

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