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black stork

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A large bird of species Ciconia nigra in the stork family Ciconiidae, wintering in tropical Africa, found in much of western Eurasia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

Old World stork that is glossy black above and white below

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: Ciconia nigra

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: stork

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20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: cigüeña prieta — Ciconia nigra
  • Czech: čáp černý — Ciconia nigra
  • Danish: Sort Stork — Ciconia nigra
  • Dutch: zwarte ooievaar — Ciconia nigra
  • Finnish: mustahaikara — Ciconia nigra
  • French: cigogne noire — Ciconia nigra
  • German: Schwarzstorch — Ciconia nigra
  • Japanese: 鍋鸛 (nabekou) — Ciconia nigra
  • Kumyk: къара лакълакъ (qara laqlaq) — Ciconia nigra
  • Maltese: ċikonja sewda — Ciconia nigra
  • Polish: bocian czarny — Ciconia nigra
  • Portuguese: cegonha-preta — Ciconia nigra
  • Romanian: barză neagră — Ciconia nigra
  • Russian: чёрный аист (čórnyj aist) — Ciconia nigra
  • Slovak: bocian čierny — Ciconia nigra
  • Spanish: cigüeña negra — Ciconia nigra
  • Swedish: svart stork — Ciconia nigra
  • Turkish: karaleylek — Ciconia nigra
  • Turkish: çeltik kargası — Ciconia nigra
  • Ukrainian: лелека чорний (leleka čornyj) — Ciconia nigra