stork
noun /stɔːk/
/stɔːrk/
- a large black and white bird with a long beak and neck and long legs, that lives near water but often builds its nest on the top of a high building. There is a tradition that says that it is storks that bring people their new babies.
Topics Birdsc2鹳 词源Old English storc, of Germanic origin; probably related to stark (because of its rigid stance).