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单词 stork
释义 stork
I. \ˈstȯ(ə)rk, -ȯ(ə)k\ noun
(plural storks also stork)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English storc; akin to Middle Low German & Middle Dutch storc stork, Old High German storah, Old Norse storkr stork, Old English stearc stiff, strong; from its stiff legs — more at stark
: any of various large mostly Old World wading birds having a long stout bill, constituting the family Ciconiidae, and related to the ibises and herons — see adjutant bird, black stork, jabiru, marabou, openbill, saddle-bill, white stork; compare wood ibis

II. adjective
Etymology: from the nursery story that children are brought into the world by storks
: relating to the birth of a child
 < stork cards >
 < a stork shower >
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