ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Stork

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /stɔɹk/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Stork is a noun meaning A large wading bird with long legs and a long beak of the order Ciconiiformes and its family Ciconiidae.

Meaning

A large wading bird with long legs and a long beak of the order Ciconiiformes and its family Ciconiidae.

More Meanings

  1. (folklore or euphemistic) The mythical bringer of babies to families, or good news.
  2. (cartomancy) The seventeenth Lenormand card.

Example Sentences

My sister's expecting a visit from the stork.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include marabou, jabiru, stoke, stock, ciconiiform, stilter.

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