Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - stork
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Stork
stork
noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English storc; akin to Old High German storah ~ and probably to Old English stearc stiff — more at stark Date: before 12th century any of various large mostly Old World wading birds (family Ciconiidae) that have long stout bills and are related to the ibises and herons
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n. 1 any long-legged large wading bird of the family Ciconiidae, esp. Ciconia ciconia with white plumage, black wing-tips, a long reddish beak, and red feet, nesting esp. on tall buildings. 2 this bird as the pretended bringer of babies. Phrases and idioms stork's-bill a plant of the genus Pelargonium or Erodium. Etymology: OE storc, prob. rel. to STARK (from its rigid posture) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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аист (Ciconia); pl аистообразные (Ciconiidae) – adjutant stork – African open-billed stork – Asian open-billed stork – black stork – black-necked stork – greater adjutant stork – hammerhead stork – jabiru stork – lesser adjutant stork – maguari stork – marabou stork – milky stork – open-billed stork – oriental white stork – painted stork – saddle-billed stork – whale-headed stork – white stork – white-bellied stork – white-necked stork – wood stork – yellow-billed stork ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. зоол. аист (Ciconia) a visit from the stork —- рождение ребенка, прибавление семейства ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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(storks) A stork is a large bird with a long beak and long legs, which lives near water. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- O.E. storc, related to stear "stiff, strong" (see stark), from P.Gmc. *sturkaz. Perhaps so called with reference to the bird's stiff or rigid posture. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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