stork

A large wading bird, typically found in the Old World, known for its long legs and bill, and often having white-and-black plumage.

• 🇵🇹Ave pernalta de grande porte da família Ciconiidae, encontrada principalmente no Velho Mundo, conhecida pelas longas pernas, bico longo e plumagem frequentemente branca e preta. No Brasil, o termo é usado principalmente para espécies europeias e asiáticas, como a cegonha-branca, já que a fauna brasileira não possui representantes típicos desse grupo.

1. Large wading bird B1 formal

   A large, long-legged wading bird with white and black plumage, often found in wetlands and known for its long beak.

   • A stork built its nest on the chimney of the old house.
   • We saw a flock of storks migrating south for the winter.
   • The stork stood motionless in the shallow water, waiting for fish.

   🇵🇹Cegonha

2. Symbol of childbirth A2 informal

   In folklore, a stork is said to deliver babies to new parents, often depicted carrying a bundle.

   • The children's book showed a stork bringing a baby to the family.
   • When asked where babies come from, some parents jokingly say 'the stork brought you'.
   • The nursery was decorated with stork motifs for the new arrival.

   🇵🇹Símbolo do nascimento

• storks plural form
• storks' possessive plural form
• stork's possessive singular form