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ADJUTANT STORK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does adjutant stork mean?
• ADJUTANT STORK (noun)
The noun ADJUTANT STORK has 1 sense:
1. large Indian stork with a military gait
Familiarity information: ADJUTANT STORK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large Indian stork with a military gait
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
adjutant; adjutant bird; adjutant stork; Leptoptilus dubius
Hypernyms ("adjutant stork" is a kind of...):
stork (large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage)
Holonyms ("adjutant stork" is a member of...):
genus Leptoptilus; Leptoptilus (adjutant birds and marabous)
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