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stork

UK/stɔːk/ US/stɔɹk/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

Origin

Inherited from Middle English stork, from Old English storc, from Proto-West Germanic *stork, from Proto-Germanic *sturkaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sr̥ǵos (“stork”). Near cognates include Dutch stork, German Storch, Swedish stork, and Icelandic storkur. Compare also Latvian stārķis (“stork”), borrowed from Germanic.

Phrases

  • adjutant stork
  • black stork
  • black-necked stork
  • giant stork
  • hair-crested stork
  • maguari stork
  • marabou stork
  • milky stork

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