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white stork

/waɪt stɔɹk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables
white s-tork
IPA
/waɪt stɔɹk/
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large wading bird, of species Ciconia ciconia, that winters in Africa and breeds in Europe; in European folklore, it delivers babies.

Etymology

From white and stork.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /waɪt stɔɹk/
  • British English: /waɪt stɔːk/

Inflected Forms

white storks (plural)

Synonyms

ciconia ciconia

Questions

How do you pronounce white stork?
The recorded pronunciation is /waɪt stɔɹk/.
What does white stork mean?
A large wading bird, of species Ciconia ciconia, that winters in Africa and breeds in Europe; in European folklore, it delivers babies.
Where does white stork come from?
From white and stork.

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