A partly migratory stork, Ciconia nigra, which has predominantly black plumage and a white belly, and breeds locally in the warmer parts of central and eastern Europe.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in George Turberville (c1543–c1597), poet and translator.
Definition of black stork in US English:
black stork
noun
A partly migratory stork, Ciconia nigra, which has predominantly black plumage and a white belly, and breeds locally in the warmer parts of central and eastern Europe.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in George Turberville (c1543–c1597), poet and translator.