white stork
A large wading bird, of species Ciconia ciconia, that winters in Africa and breeds in…A large wading bird, of species Ciconia ciconia, that winters in Africa and breeds in Europe; in European folklore, it delivers babies.
» This will be the final flight of this class of resupply spacecraft, named “Kounotori” – the Japanese word for white stork.
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1 sensesA large wading bird, of species Ciconia ciconia, that winters in Africa and breeds in Europe; in European folklore, it delivers babies.
Weißstorch
бе́лый а́истbélyj áist
леле́ка бі́лийleléka bílyj
- the common stork of Europe; white with black wing feathers and a red bill
Examples
1 sentencesThis will be the final flight of this class of resupply spacecraft, named “Kounotori” – the Japanese word for white stork.
Translations
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Origin
From white and stork.From white and stork.
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Forms
plural: white storks| Singular | white stork |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- the common stork of Europe; white with black wing feathers and a red bill:Ciconia ciconia
See also
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