Meanings
nounwood stork (plural wood storks)
plural wood storks
- A large American wading bird, Mycteria americana.
Synonyms & antonyms
More synonyms by meaning
nounan American stork that resembles the true ibises in having a downward-curved bill; inhabits wooded swamps of New World tropics
Broader
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Translations
Arabic لقلق الغياض
- لقلق الغياضMycteria americana
Chinese Mandarin 林鹳
- 林鹳Mycteria americana
Estonian muda-toonekurg
- muda-toonekurgMycteria americana
French tantale d'Amérique
- tantale d'AmériqueMycteria americana
German Waldstorch
- WaldstorchMycteria americana
Hindi काठ राजबक
- काठ राजबक (kāṭh rājbak)Mycteria americana
Hungarian erdei gólya
- erdei gólyaMycteria americana
Indonesian bangau kayu
- bangau kayuMycteria americana
Korean 숲황새
- 숲황새 (suphwangsae)Mycteria americana
Persian لکلک جنگلی
- لکلک جنگلیMycteria americana
Portuguese cegonha-americana
- cegonha-americanaMycteria americana
Spanish tántalo americano, cigüeña de cabeza pelada
- tántalo americanoMycteria americana
- cigüeña de cabeza peladaMycteria americana
- gabán huesitoMycteria americana
Cite this entry
APA
wood stork. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20stork
MLA
“wood stork.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20stork. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wood stork,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20stork.
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