stork
noun
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Definition of stork
: any of various large wading birds (family Ciconiidae) chiefly of Asia, Africa, and South America that have long stout bills and are related to the ibises and herons
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If Bristol is the birthplace of country music, then Ralph Peer, the record producer from New York City, acted as stork. — Colleen Creamer, New York Times, "In Southern Appalachia, Searching for the ‘Big Bang’ of Country Music," 19 Aug. 2019 Her women tend to be the sort of people for whom, as the old joke has it, there was no Santa at 6, no stork at 9 and no God at 12. — New York Times, "With ‘Doxology,’ Nell Zink Delivers Her Most Ambitious and Expansive Novel Yet," 19 Aug. 2019 The white-bellied storks that live near the macaques' island exhibit were still inside the Herb and Nada Mahler Family Aviary. — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Adorable baby snow monkey is born at Milwaukee zoo; first healthy birth in 26 years," 20 June 2019 Now-extinct giant bird species have been associated with islands in the past like the dodo, a giant pigeon found on Fiji, the Flores' giant stork and Hawaii's giant ducks. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, "Fossil find reveals that the world's largest parrot was over 3 feet tall," 6 Aug. 2019 Today every news cycle is more or less Trump did a Trump thing, followed by a stork dance of outrage. — James Lileks, National Review, "President Judge Judy," 25 July 2019 The new jet has experienced its share of bird strikes: in 2017 two storks hit an Israeli Air Force F-35 while a F-35A belonging to the U.S. Air Force struck a bird at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida in 2018. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "The F-35 Runs Into Another Expensive Problem: Birds," 15 May 2019 Swaziland Hlane Royal National Park: Head to Swaziland, a country landlocked between South Africa and Mozambique, to see Hlane’s fiercely protected rhinos and marabou storks. — Kitson Jazynka, National Geographic, "17 unforgettable African safaris," 14 June 2019 At the party, incredible snacks were served, including cookies in the shape of a stork carrying a newborn. — Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR, "Meghan Markle Received a Very British Baby Shower Gift & We All Missed It," 23 Feb. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'stork.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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stork
noun
English Language Learners Definition of stork
: a large bird that has long legs and a long bill and neck
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stork
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Kids Definition of stork
: a large wading bird that has a long heavy bill and long legs and builds large nests usually in trees or on the top of roofs and poles
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