stork

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White stork

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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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  • stalk (non-rhotic accents)

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Singular
stork

Plural
storks

stork (plural storks)

  1. A large wading bird with long legs and a long beak of the family Ciconiidae.

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From Old Norse storkr (stork).

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  • IPA: /stɔːrk/, [sd̥ɒːɡ̊]

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stork c. (singular definite storken, plural indefinite storke)

  1. stork

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