white stork

US/waɪt stɔɹk/UK/waɪt stɔːk/

noun

A large wading bird, of species Ciconia ciconia, that winters in Africa and breeds in Europe; in European folklore, it delivers babies.

Similar
Ciconia ciconia
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Meanings

nounwhite stork (plural white storks)

plural white storks

  1. A large wading bird, of species Ciconia ciconia, that winters in Africa and breeds in Europe; in European folklore, it delivers babies.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe common stork of Europe; white with black wing feathers and a red bill

Similar
Ciconia ciconia
Broader
stork

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From white and stork.

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Translations

Arabic لَقْلَق أَبْيَض
  • لَقْلَق أَبْيَض (laqlaq ʔabyaḍ)large wading bird, Ciconia ciconia
Chinese Mandarin 白鸛 /白鹳
  • 白鸛 /白鹳 (báiguàn)large wading bird, Ciconia ciconia
Danish hvid stork
  • hvid storklarge wading bird, Ciconia ciconia
Dutch ooievaar
  • ooievaarlarge wading bird, Ciconia ciconia
Esperanto blanka cikonio
  • blanka cikoniolarge wading bird, Ciconia ciconia
Finnish kattohaikara
  • kattohaikaralarge wading bird, Ciconia ciconia
French cigogne blanche
  • cigogne blanchelarge wading bird, Ciconia ciconia
German Weißstorch
  • Weißstorchlarge wading bird, Ciconia ciconia
Greek λευκοπελαργός
  • λευκοπελαργός (lefkopelargós)large wading bird, Ciconia ciconia
Hungarian fehér gólya
  • fehér gólyalarge wading bird, Ciconia ciconia
Icelandic hvítstorkur
  • hvítstorkurlarge wading bird, Ciconia ciconia
Japanese 朱嘴鸛
  • 朱嘴鸛 (shubashikō)large wading bird, Ciconia ciconia
Latin ciconia
  • ciconialarge wading bird, Ciconia ciconia
Polish bocian biały
  • bocian białylarge wading bird, Ciconia ciconia
Portuguese cegonha-branca
  • cegonha-brancalarge wading bird, Ciconia ciconia
Romanian barză-albă
  • barză-albălarge wading bird, Ciconia ciconia
Russian бе́лый а́ист
  • бе́лый а́ист (bélyj áist)large wading bird, Ciconia ciconia
Spanish cigüeña blanca
  • cigüeña blancalarge wading bird, Ciconia ciconia
Swedish vit stork
  • vit storklarge wading bird, Ciconia ciconia
Tagalog puting tagak
  • puting tagaklarge wading bird, Ciconia ciconia
Turkish leylek
  • leyleklarge wading bird, Ciconia ciconia
Ukrainian леле́ка бі́лий
  • леле́ка бі́лий (leléka bílyj)large wading bird, Ciconia ciconia
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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