| 单词 | white stork |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhite stork white stork n. a large migratory stork, Ciconia ciconia, which breeds in parts of Europe, Africa, and western Asia, winters mainly in Africa, has predominantly white plumage with black wing feathers and a red bill and legs, and is noted for its large nest, frequently built on the roof of a building. ΚΠ 1575 G. Turberville Bk. Faulconrie 137 The flesh of a white Storke, and also of the blacke Storke, called (Saracinessa) is euill of nourishment, and hard to be endewed, and stinking. 1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. iii. ii. 286 The black Stork. Ciconia nigra. It is equal to the white Stork, or but little less than it. 1900 H. D. Astley My Birds in Freedom & Captivity xv. 227 Everyone who has been to parts of Holland, Sweden, and Germany, in the spring or summer time, cannot fail to notice the white storks; so conspicuous in the choice of nesting sites. 2010 RadioUser Apr. 33/1 White storks usually return to Poland between mid-March and early April. < as lemmas |
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