| Stork (stork) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Stork |
| [AS. storc; akin to
G. storch, OHG. storah, Icel. storkr, Dan. *** Sw.
stork, and perhaps to Gr. &?] a vulture.] (Zoöl.) |
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.
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