stork

1. n. Any one of several species of large wading birds of the family Ciconidae, 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. Source: opted

2. n. large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage Source: wordnet

3. 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. Black-necked stork, the East Indian jabiru. -- Hair-crested stork, the smaller adjutant of India (Leptoptilos Javanica). -- Giant stork, the adjutant. -- Marabou stork. See Marabou. -- Saddle-billed stork, the African jabiru. See Jabiru. -- Stork's bill (Bot.), 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. Source: webster

4. Any one of several species of large wading birds of the familyCiconidæ, having long legs and a long, pointed bill. They are foundboth in the Old World and in America, and belong to Ciconia andseveral allied genera. The European white stork (Ciconia alba) is thebest known. It commonly makes its nests on the top of a building, achimney, a church spire, or a pillar. The black stork (C. nigra) isnative of Asia, Africa, and Europe. Black-necked stork, the EastIndian jabiru.-- Hair-crested stork, the smaller adjutant of India (LeptoptilosJavanica).-- Giant stork, the adjutant.-- Marabou stork. See Marabou.-- Saddle-billed stork, the African jabiru. See Jabiru.-- Stork's bill (Bot.), any plant of the genus Pelargonium; -- socalled in allusion to the beaklike prolongation of the axis of thereceptacle of its flower. See Pelargonium. Source: adambom

5. n:100 n. large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage Source: ecdict

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