1. a large wading bird with long legs, a long neck, and a long straight bill

Examples

• The white stork is known for building large nests on rooftops.
• We watched a stork wading through the shallow marsh water.
• According to folklore, storks deliver babies to families.
• The stork’s long legs help it walk through wetlands easily.
• A pair of storks returned to the same nest every spring.
• The children’s book featured a friendly stork as the main character.
• Storks migrate thousands of miles between their breeding and wintering grounds.