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The 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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