Meaning of "stork" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STORK

Old English storc; related to Old High German storah, Old Norse storkr, Old English stearc stiff; from the stiff appearance of its legs.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF STORK

stork  [stɔːk]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STORK

Stork is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STORK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Stork

Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long, stout bills. They belong to the family Ciconiidae. They are the only family in the order Ciconiiformes, which was once much larger and held a number of families. Storks dwell in many regions and tend to live in drier habitats than the closely related herons, spoonbills and ibises; they also lack the powder down that those groups use to clean off fish slime. Storks have no syrinx and are mute, giving no call; bill-clattering is an important mode of communication at the nest. Many species are migratory. Most storks eat frogs, fish, insects, earthworms, small birds and small mammals. There are nineteen living species of storks in six genera. Various terms are used to refer to groups of storks, two frequently used ones being a muster of storks and a phalanx of storks. Storks tend to use soaring, gliding flight, which conserves energy. Soaring requires thermal air currents. Ottomar Anschütz's famous 1884 album of photographs of storks inspired the design of Otto Lilienthal's experimental gliders of the late nineteenth century.

Definition of stork in the English dictionary

The definition of stork in the dictionary is any large wading bird of the family Ciconiidae, chiefly of warm regions of the Old World, having very long legs and a long stout pointed bill, and typically having a white-and-black plumage: order Ciconiiformes. Other definition of stork is a variety of domestic fancy pigeon resembling the fairy swallow.

TRANSLATION OF STORK

Find out the translation of stork to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of stork from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stork» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 鹳
• Translator English - Spanish: cigüeña
• English: stork
• Translator English - Hindi: सारस
• Translator English - Arabic: اللقلق
• Translator English - Russian: аист
• Translator English - Portuguese: cegonha
• Translator English - Bengali: সারস
• Translator English - French: cigogne
• Translator English - Malay: Upeh
• Translator English - German: Storch
• Translator English - Japanese: コウノトリ
• Translator English - Korean: 황새
• Translator English - Javanese: Bangsal
• Translator English - Vietnamese: con cò
• Translator English - Tamil: நாரை
• Translator English - Marathi: झाडाची साल
• Translator English - Turkish: leylek
• Translator English - Italian: cicogna
• Translator English - Polish: bocian
• Translator English - Ukrainian: лелека
• Translator English - Romanian: barză
• Translator English - Greek: πελαργός
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Stork-
• Translator English - Swedish: stork
• Translator English - Norwegian: stork

QUOTES WITH «STORK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word stork.

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Jill McCorkle

I once had a story editor ask me not to use the word 'placenta.' I wanted to say: 'Now tell me again how you got here?' Oh, right, an angel of God placed you into the bill of the stork.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STORK»

Discover the use of stork in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stork and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Stork

After her parents' divorce, Katla and her mother move from Los Angeles to Norse Falls, Minnesota, where Kat immediately alienates two boys at her high school and, improbably, discovers a kinship with a mysterious group of elderly women--the ...

Wendy Delsol, 2011

It's Not the Stork!: A Book about Girls, Boys, Babies, ...

Is it true that a stork brings babies to mommies and daddies? IT'S NOT THE STORK! helps answer these endless and perfectly normal questions that preschool, kindergarten, and early elementary school children ask about how they began.

Robie H. Harris, 2011

The Black Stork : Eugenics and the Death of "Defective" ...

Martin Pernick tells this captivating story--uncovering forgotten sources and long-lost motion pictures--in order to show how efforts to improve human heredity (eugenics) became linked with mercy killing, as well as with race, class, gender ...

Martin S. Pernick Professor of History University of Michigan, 1996

Marabou Stork Nightmares

As one world crashes into the other, this potentially charming story of ornithological goodwill mutates into a filthy tale of violence, abuse and redemption.

Irvine Welsh, 2009

Pattern Classification

From the reviews . . . "The first edition of this book, published 30 years ago by Duda and Hart, has been a defining book for the field of Pattern Recognition. Stork has done a superb job of updating the book.

Richard O. Duda, Peter E. Hart, David G. Stork, 2012

After the Stork: The Couple's Guide to Preventing and ...

Written by a clinical psychologist specializing in postpartum depression, After the Stork clearly explains this often misunderstood condition and offers a revolutionary approach to stopping depression in its tracks.

Sara Rosenquist, 2010

The Lean Belly Prescription: The Fast and Foolproof Diet and ...

A co-host of The Doctors and the award-winning editor of Men's Health outline a scientifically based program for reducing abdominal fat, in a reference that shares guidelines for diet, exercise and everyday lifestyle practices.

Travis Stork, 2010

The Stork Market: America's Multi-billion Dollar Unregulated ...

An in-depth examination of the corruption in the adoption industry; the fine line between black and gray market adoption; scams, coercion and exploitation; international adoption; foster care.

Mirah Riben, 2007

The Stork Club Bar Book

Penned by a legendary wit and bon vivant, this book contains recipes, humor, and stories about the rich and famous who frequented this elegant club, and sly essays on such subjects as the mint julep and the zombie.

Lucius Beebe, 2005

The Stork Club

Funny and heartbreaking, this is a detailed, poignant account of one woman's journey to motherhood - proof positive that there's light at the end of the darkest of tunnels.

Imogen Edwards-Jones, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STORK»

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Tre' Jackson joins ex-Florida State teammate Bryan Stork as New …

He is reunited with former college teammate Bryan Stork, who was drafted in the fourth round a year ago by New England and quickly established himself as the ... «MassLive.com, May 15»

Honey Boo Boo, Mama June get health intervention on 'The Doctors'

In Wednesday's episode of "The Doctors," physician Travis Stork criticizes Shannon for enabling the weight gain of her 9-year-old daughter, Alana "Honey Boo ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Feb 15»

Bryan Stork led the way for Florida State linemen entering the 2015 …

The longtime offensive line coach had retired when the Patriots decided to draft Stork a year ago, but as Jeff Howe noted in The Herald, Scarnecchia and Florida ... «MassLive.com, Feb 15»

Patriots center Bryan Stork probable for Super Bowl XLIX

Rookie Bryan Stork (knee) is now officially probable for Sunday's game vs. Seattle, the Patriots announced Saturday. Stork had been listed as questionable on ... «NBCSports.com, Jan 15»

Pats could get Stork back for Super Bowl

The Patriots won the AFC title without the services of center Bryan Stork, who has a knee problem. Injured in the divisional round against the Ravens, Stork could ... «NBCSports.com, Jan 15»

Patriots Notebook: Practice delivers good news on Bryan Stork

FOXBORO — Rookie center Bryan Stork returned to practice yesterday for the first time since he injured his right knee in the second quarter of the Patriots' ... «Boston Herald, Jan 15»

Bryan Stork's injury could cause shift

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Arguably the most significant injury-related question surrounding the New England Patriots is whether rookie center Bryan Stork will be ... «ESPN, Jan 15»

Patriots Injury Report: Stork, Connolly Questionable For Thursday …

Dan Connolly and Bryan Stork are both listed as questionable on New England's injury report, giving them a 50-50 chance of playing Thursday night at Gillette. «CBS Local, Oct 14»

Bryan Stork, Brandon Browner Among Patriots Declared Inactive Vs …

Rookie center Bryan Stork, who has started the past two games for the Patriots, didn't make the trip to face the Buffalo Bills and has been declared inactive with a ... «NESN.com, Oct 14»

Patriots Notebook: Bryan Stork ready to deliver at center

FOXBORO — There could be a shakeup on the Patriots offensive line for Monday night's game against the Chiefs. Two starting jobs are at stake and plenty of ... «Boston Herald, Sep 14»