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n. Any of various large wading birds of the family Ciconiidae, chiefly of the Eastern Hemisphere, having long legs and a long straight bill.

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

n. 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.

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

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

"In Denmark, however, the stork is not a welcome guest and so this would be considered appropriate alternative housing."

wading bird    wader   

black-necked stork    hair-crested stork    white-bellied stork    black stork    marabou stork    white stork    giant stork    pouched stork    saddle-billed stork    maguari stork   

ephippiorhynchus senegalensis    wood ibis    black-necked stork    ciconia ciconia    marabout    mycteria americana    leptoptilus crumeniferus    policeman bird    adjutant stork    wood stork   

storky   

crane    pelargic   

Bork    Cork    York    Yorke    bork    cork    fork    nork    pork    torque   

pelican    heron    toucan    flamingo    plover    crane    bittern    woodcock    curlew    egrets