stork
noun
any of several wading birds of the family Ciconiidae, having long legs and a long neck and bill.
storks
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pluralof stork.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Despite their name, shoebill storks are actually more closely related to pelicans, herons and ibises.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Walking around, Snopko spoke affectionately about the "love stories" that have formed among the storks.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
Last June, 10 white storks were released in North Devon, in south-west England as part of a long-term rewilding.
From BBC ● May 10, 2026
The team tapped a 10-year data set that provided the precise GPS locations of 158 storks from southern Germany every hour over their lifetime.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 2024
In the darkness one sees their forms move like sick storks, like great birds.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
