Definition of stork-billed kingfisher
: any of various long-tailed kingfishers (genus Pelargopsis) of southeastern Asia and the East Indies having a sharp-pointed bill with the culmen ridged at the base
Learn More About stork-billed kingfisher
Statistics for stork-billed kingfisher
Look-up Popularity
Cite this Entry
“Stork-billed kingfisher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stork-billed%20kingfisher. Accessed 25 Sep. 2021.
Style: MLA
MLA
Chicago
APA
Merriam-Webster
Chicago
APA
Merriam-Webster
Test Your Vocabulary
Farm Idioms Quiz
-
- What does 'poke' refer to in the expression 'pig in a poke'?
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Spell words. Make bears.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Words at Play
Ask the Editors
Word Games
-
That Sounds Right/Write/Wright
A tricky quiz about soundalike words
Take the quiz
-
Name That Thing: Animal Edition
How many animals can you identify?
Take the quiz
-
Spell It
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
Take the quiz
-
Word Winder's CrossWinder
A game of winding words.
Play the game
Share stork-billed kingfisher