: 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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Examples of stork in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebAn Unlikely Bond: Thirteen years ago, a stork landed on a fisherman’s boat looking for food.—Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024 Image Image Soon after, the stork landed on his boat.—Safak Timur Ivor Prickett, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024 Soaring birds–such as condors, eagles, hawks, albatrosses, gulls, storks and gannets–generally rely on large wingspans and slotted feathers at the wingtip to keep them in flight with little flapping.—Scott Travers, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024 In front of the next house stood a figure of a stork, with a pink ribbon around its neck.—Thomas Korsgaard, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024 From singers to influencers, comedians, filmmakers and athletes, the stork has been busy!—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 13 Feb. 2024 Now that the stork is out of the bag, Bailey's been more forthcoming with her pregnancy, sharing photos and videos of the once-private period in her life.—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2024 Add a horseback safari through the grounds to your itinerary to see llamas, colobus monkeys, marabou storks, zebras and peacocks.—Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024 It’s told through five phases — Single, True Love, Pregnancy, Baby and Ongoing — and includes essays about everything from the dreams of a stork to a fantasy therapy session to Slate’s theories about post-partum hair loss.—Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English storc; akin to Old High German storah stork and probably to Old English stearc stiff — more at stark
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of stork was
before the 12th century
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