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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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Forget dogs — in The Tale of Silyan, man’s new best friend is the stork.
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David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 8 Dec. 2025
Silyan is set in Kotevska’s native North Macedonia, a place that reveres white storks which return to the country each year to raise their young.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025
Although they are sometimes referred to as a stork, they are more closely related to pelicans, according to BirdLife.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
In fact, Kotevska followed Nikola’s family for a year and a half before the stork Nikola befriended even entered the picture.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2025
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David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 8 Dec. 2025
Silyan is set in Kotevska’s native North Macedonia, a place that reveres white storks which return to the country each year to raise their young.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025
Although they are sometimes referred to as a stork, they are more closely related to pelicans, according to BirdLife.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
In fact, Kotevska followed Nikola’s family for a year and a half before the stork Nikola befriended even entered the picture.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Stork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stork. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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stork
noun
: 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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