Stork

Pronunciation

• US enPR: stôrk, IPA: /stÉ”rk/
• UK IPA: /stɔːk/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)k
• Homophones: stalk (non-rhotic accents)

Origin

From Middle English stork, from Old English storc, from Proto-Germanic *sturkaz, from Proto-Indo-European *str̥gos, probably an extension of *ster- ("stiff") (from its movements). Near cognates include German Storch and Icelandic storkur.

Full definition of stork

Noun

1. A large wading bird with long legs and a long beak of the family Ciconiidae.

Derived terms

• black-necked stork
• giant stork
• hair-crested stork
• saddle-billed stork
• storky

Anagrams

• skort
• torsk