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: 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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Or the animal instinct that controls the migration patterns of the storks.
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Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2025
In the first months, several truckloads of household and construction debris were removed; 11 fish species were introduced to the lake; and rare birds and animals—including the Eurasian otter, badger, black stork, merlin, and eagle owl—returned to the area.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
This film marries the two, as modern macro economics lead people to abandon fertile lands in search of work in urban cities, depleting the white storks’ natural food supply as farms become landfills.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 Sep. 2025
Birders will be in their element here, as Liuwa is home to some 300 species, from grey herons and storks to blacksmith plovers.
—Mazuba Kapambwe, AFAR Media, 10 Sep. 2025
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Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2025
In the first months, several truckloads of household and construction debris were removed; 11 fish species were introduced to the lake; and rare birds and animals—including the Eurasian otter, badger, black stork, merlin, and eagle owl—returned to the area.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
This film marries the two, as modern macro economics lead people to abandon fertile lands in search of work in urban cities, depleting the white storks’ natural food supply as farms become landfills.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 Sep. 2025
Birders will be in their element here, as Liuwa is home to some 300 species, from grey herons and storks to blacksmith plovers.
—Mazuba Kapambwe, AFAR Media, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stork
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“Stork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stork. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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stork
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: any of various large mostly African and Asian wading birds that have long stout bills and are related to the herons and ibises
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