stork
/stɔːk/noun
1- a very tall long-legged wading bird with a long heavy bill and typically with white and black plumage鹳。
1.1
- Family Ciconiidae: several genera and species, in particular the white stork (Ciconia ciconia), with black wing tips and a reddish bill and legs, often nesting on tall buildings in Europe.鹳科:数属, 数种, 尤指白鹳(拉丁名Ciconia ciconia), 黑色的翅膀末梢, 红色的喙和腿, 通常在欧洲的高建筑物上筑巢。
1.2
- the white stork as the pretended bringer of babies(传说的)赐儿白鹳。
词源
Old English storc, of Germanic origin; probably related to STARK (because of its rigid stance).