stork
stork Lexical Profile
stork Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A large, long-legged wading bird with a long stout bill, belonging to the family Ciconiidae, found primarily in warm regions and often known for building large stick nests.
"The white stork returned to the chimney top to rebuild its massive nest for the spring."
A mythological or folkloric representation of the bird, heavily featured in European folklore where it is depicted carrying and delivering newborn babies to parents.
"The parents playfully told their young son that the stork had brought his new baby sister during the night."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'storc', of Germanic origin; related to German 'Storch'. It is likely related to the root of the word 'stark', referring to the bird's stiff or rigid posture.
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