Stork-billed

Stork-billed
Stork-billed \Stork"-billed`\, a. Having a bill like that of the stork. [1913 Webster]

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  • stork-billed kingfisher — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : any of various long tailed kingfishers (genus Pelargopsis) of southeastern Asia and the East Indies having a sharp pointed bill with the culmen ridged at the base …   Useful english dictionary

  • Stork — Stork, n. [AS. storc; akin to G. storch, OHG. storah, Icel. storkr, Dan. & Sw. stork, and perhaps to Gr. ? a vulture.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of large wading birds of the family {Ciconid[ae]}, having long legs and a long, pointed… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Stork's bill — Stork Stork, n. [AS. storc; akin to G. storch, OHG. storah, Icel. storkr, Dan. & Sw. stork, and perhaps to Gr. ? a vulture.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of large wading birds of the family {Ciconid[ae]}, having long legs and a long,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Stork — For other uses, see Stork (disambiguation). Storks Immature Asian Openbill Stork Scientific classification …   Wikipedia

  • stork — storklike, adj. /stawrk/, n., pl. storks, (esp. collectively) stork. 1. any of several wading birds of the family Ciconiidae, having long legs and a long neck and bill. Cf. adjutant stork, jabiru, marabou (def. 1), white stork …   Universalium

  • stork — /stɔk / (say stawk) noun 1. any of various long legged, long necked, long billed wading birds which constitute the family Ciconiidae, especially the white stork, Ciconia ciconia, of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. 2. the black necked stork or …  

  • Black-necked stork — Stork Stork, n. [AS. storc; akin to G. storch, OHG. storah, Icel. storkr, Dan. & Sw. stork, and perhaps to Gr. ? a vulture.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of large wading birds of the family {Ciconid[ae]}, having long legs and a long,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Giant stork — Stork Stork, n. [AS. storc; akin to G. storch, OHG. storah, Icel. storkr, Dan. & Sw. stork, and perhaps to Gr. ? a vulture.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of large wading birds of the family {Ciconid[ae]}, having long legs and a long,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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