ciconia alba

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ciconia alba - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Stork \Stork\, n. [AS. storc; akin to G. storch, OHG. storah,
     Icel. storkr, Dan. & Sw. stork, and perhaps to Gr. ? a
     vulture.] (Zool.)
     Any one of several species of large wading birds of the
     family Ciconidae, 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 (Ciconia nigra
     ) is native of Asia, Africa, and Europe.
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     Black-necked stork, the East Indian jabiru.
  
     Hair-crested stork, the smaller adjutant of India
        (Leptoptilos Javanica).
  
     Giant stork, the adjutant.
  
     Marabou stork. See Marabou. -- Saddle-billed stork, the
        African jabiru. See Jabiru.
  
     Stork's bill (Bot.), any plant of the genus Pelargonium;
        -- so called in allusion to the beaklike prolongation of
        the axis of the receptacle of its flower. See
        Pelargonium.
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