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white stork

white stork
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hwahyt, wahyt stawrk]
    • /ʰwaɪt, waɪt stɔrk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hwahyt, wahyt stawrk]
    • /ʰwaɪt, waɪt stɔrk/

Definitions of white stork words

  • noun white stork a large Eurasian stork, Ciconia ciconia, having white plumage with black in the wings and a red bill. 1
  • noun white stork a large wading bird, Ciconia ciconia, that winters in Africa and breeds in Europe; in mythology, it delivers babies. 0

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Origin of white stork

First appearance:

before 1785
One of the 44% newest English words
First recorded in 1785-95

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Parts of speech for White stork

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

white stork popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

white stork usage trend in Literature

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