noun
Meaning 1
A large American wading bird, Mycteria americana.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: flinthead, wood ibis
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
wood stork
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noun
Meaning 2
an American stork that resembles the true ibises in having a downward-curved bill; inhabits wooded swamps of New World tropics
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: wood ibis, flinthead, Mycteria americana
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: stork
noun
Meaning 3
any of several Old World birds of the genus Ibis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: wood ibis, Ibis ibis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ibis
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: لقلق الغياض — Mycteria americana
- Chinese Mandarin: 林鹳 — Mycteria americana
- Dinka: gɛrgɛr — Mycteria americana
- Estonian: muda-toonekurg — Mycteria americana
- French: tantale d'Amérique — Mycteria americana
- German: Waldstorch — Mycteria americana
- Hindi: काठ राजबक (kāṭh rājbak) — Mycteria americana
- Hungarian: erdei gólya — Mycteria americana
- Indonesian: bangau kayu — Mycteria americana
- Korean: 숲황새 (suphwangsae) — Mycteria americana
- Persian: لکلک جنگلی — Mycteria americana
- Portuguese: cegonha-americana — Mycteria americana
- Spanish: tántalo americano — Mycteria americana
- Spanish: cigüeña de cabeza pelada — Mycteria americana
- Spanish: gabán huesito — Mycteria americana