stork

Definition of stork in English English dictionary: A large wading bird with long legs and a long beak of the family Ciconiidae; {n} a bird of the heron kind of several species; It commonly makes its nests on the top of a building, a chimney, a church spire, or a pillar; large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage; Heb hasidah, meaning "kindness," indicating thus the character of the bird, which is noted for its affection for its young It is in the list of birds forbidden to be eaten by the Levitical law (Lev 11: 19; Deut 14: 18) It is like the crane, but larger in size Two species are found in Palestine, the white, which are dispersed in pairs over the whole country; and the black, which live in marshy places and in great flocks They migrate to Palestine periodically (about the 22nd of March) Jeremiah alludes to this (Jer 8: 7) At the appointed time they return with unerring sagacity to their old haunts, and re-occupy their old nests "There is a well-authenticated account of the devotion of a stork which, at the burning of the town of Delft, after repeated and unsuccessful attempts to carry off her young, chose rather to remain and perish with them than leave them to their fate Well might the Romans call it the pia avis!"; nigra is native of Asia, Africa, and Europe; 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; a sacred bird, according to the Swedish legend received its name from flying round the cross of the crucified Redeemer, crying Styrka! styrka! (Strengthen! strengthen!) (See Christ, in Christian Traditions ) Storks are the sworn foes of snakes Hence the veneration in which they are held They are also excellent scavengers (Stork, Anglo-Saxon, store “Twill profit when the stork, sworn foe of snakes, Returns, to show compassion to thy plants ” Philips: Cyder, bk i Storks' Law or Lex Ciconaria A Roman law which obliged children to maintain their necessitous parents in old age, “in imitation of the stork ” Also called “Antipelargia ”; The black stork C; A stork is a large bird with a long beak and long legs, which lives near water. Any of various large wading birds of the family Ciconiidae, chiefly of the Eastern Hemisphere, having long legs and a long straight bill. a tall white bird with long legs and a long beak. Any of 17 species (family Ciconiidae) of voiceless, long-necked, mainly Old World birds. Storks are 2-5 ft (60-150 cm) tall, often with a totally or partially bald, brightly coloured head and upper neck. They fly by alternately flapping and soaring, with neck outstretched and legs trailing. Most species are diurnal, feeding on small animals in shallow water and fields; some eat carrion. Usually found in flocks, storks pair off during the breeding season, and both parents incubate the eggs. Typical storks have a straight or nearly straight bill; the four species of wood stork have a curved bill. The only U.S. stork, the wood ibis (Mycteria americana), is white, with black wings and tail and a curved bill. See also ibis; marabou; the stork: a mythical stork responsible for bringing newborn babies to their parents; {i} any of a number of large wading birds having long legs and a long narrow bill (native to the Eastern Hemisphere); The European white stork (Ciconia alba) is the best known
stork's bill: (Botanik, Bitkibilim) Any of various small plants constituting the genus Erodium, of the cranesbill family, characterized by long-beaked fruits, pink or purplish flowers, and usu. pinnate or pinnately lobed leaves; esp. E. cicutarium (more fully common stork's-bill), of sandy ground, and E. moschatum (more fully musk stork's-bill), formerly grown for its faint musky smell
stork parking: {i} (Informal) parking spaces reserved for pregnant women or new mothers
stork's bill: type of wild flower
stork's visit: birth; birthday
maguari stork: A type of stork found in South America
saddle-billed stork: A large black and white stork of western Africa (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) having a red bill with a black band across it. It is sometimes called jabiru
white stork: a large wading bird, Ciconia ciconia, that winters in Africa and breeds in Europe; in mythology, it delivers babies
white-stork: Attributive form of white stork, noun
It had a white-stork look.
black stork: (Kuşbilim) Old World stork that is glossy black above and white below (Ciconia nigra):
black stork: Old World stork that is glossy black above and white below
storks: plural of stork
storks: ciconiidae
white stork: the common stork of Europe; white with black wing feathers and a red bill
white stork: The common stork (Ciconia ciconia) of Europe and Asia, having black and white plumage, a dark red bill, and pinkish-red legs
wood stork: Old World wood ibis
wood stork: {i} American stork that resembles the ibis found in wooded marshes; wood ibis
wood stork: American stork resembling the true ibises in having a downward-curved bill; inhabits wooded swamps of New World tropics

stork

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stôrk

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/ˈstôrk/ /ˈstɔːrk/

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[ 'stork ] (noun.) before 12th century. From Middle English stork, from Old English storc, from Proto-Germanic *sturkaz, from Proto-Indo-European *str̥gos, probably an extension of *ster- (“stiff”) (from its movements). Near cognates include German Storch and Icelandic storkur.

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