wood stork

noun

: a white stork (Mycteria americana) with black wing flight feathers and tail that frequents wooded swamps from the southeastern U.S. to Argentina

called also wood ibis

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The invasive species is dangerous to protected species in Florida, including the endangered Key Largo woodrat and the threatened wood stork. Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025 Until this week, when the wood stork was spotted hanging out in a pond in Broomfield, quickly drawing hundreds of birders from across the metro. Katie Langford, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025 The wood stork typically lives in the Gulf Coast states as well as Central and South America. Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2025 The Everglades is a marshy habitat for endangered and threatened species like the Florida panther, the Florida bonneted bat, the Everglade snail kite and the wood stork, according to the suit. Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wood stork

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of wood stork was in 1884

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“Wood stork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wood%20stork. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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