CICONIA CICONIA

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Ciconia ciconia mean? 

• CICONIA CICONIA (noun)
  The noun CICONIA CICONIA has 1 sense:

1. the common stork of Europe; white with black wing feathers and a red bill

  Familiarity information: CICONIA CICONIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CICONIA CICONIA (noun)

Meaning:

The common stork of Europe; white with black wing feathers and a red bill

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Ciconia ciconia; white stork

Hypernyms ("Ciconia ciconia" is a kind of...):

stork (large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage)

Holonyms ("Ciconia ciconia" is a member of...):

Ciconia; genus Ciconia (type genus of the Ciconiidae: European storks)