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CICONIA NIGRA

Dictionary entry overview: What does Ciconia nigra mean?

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

1. Old World stork that is glossy black above and white below

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

Dictionary entry details

• CICONIA NIGRA (noun)

Sense 1

Ciconia nigra ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Old World stork that is glossy black above and white below

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

black stork; Ciconia nigra

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

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

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

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

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