black stork

noun

A large bird of species Ciconia nigra in the stork family Ciconiidae, wintering in tropical Africa, found in much of western Eurasia.

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Ciconia nigra
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Meanings

nounblack stork (plural black storks)

plural black storks

  1. A large bird of species Ciconia nigra in the stork family Ciconiidae, wintering in tropical Africa, found in much of western Eurasia.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOld World stork that is glossy black above and white below

Similar
Ciconia nigra
Broader
stork

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Czech čáp černý
  • čáp černýCiconia nigra
Danish Sort Stork
  • Sort StorkCiconia nigra
Dutch zwarte ooievaar
  • zwarte ooievaarCiconia nigra
Finnish mustahaikara
  • mustahaikaraCiconia nigra
French cigogne noire
  • cigogne noireCiconia nigra
German Schwarzstorch
  • SchwarzstorchCiconia nigra
Japanese 鍋鸛
  • 鍋鸛 (nabekou)Ciconia nigra
Polish bocian czarny
  • bocian czarnyCiconia nigra
Portuguese cegonha-preta
  • cegonha-pretaCiconia nigra
Romanian barză neagră
  • barză neagrăCiconia nigra
Russian чёрный аист
  • чёрный аист (čórnyj aist)Ciconia nigra
Slovak bocian čierny
  • bocian čiernyCiconia nigra
Spanish cigüeña negra
  • cigüeña negraCiconia nigra
Swedish svart stork
  • svart storkCiconia nigra
Turkish karaleylek, çeltik kargası
  • karaleylekCiconia nigra
  • çeltik kargasıCiconia nigra
Ukrainian лелека чорний
  • лелека чорний (leleka čornyj)Ciconia nigra
Cite this entry
APA

black stork. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20stork

MLA

“black stork.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20stork. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “black stork,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20stork.

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