noun
stork
stawk
noun
1
A large long-legged wading bird with a long straight bill.
"A pair of storks nested on the old chimney every spring."
How to Use Stork
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA tall wading bird, famously the folk-tale bringer of new babies.
Common pairings
nesting stork
the stork brought
Word Forms
storks plural, Storks plural
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Etymology
From Old English storc, an old Germanic word shared with Dutch stork and German Storch.