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CICONIA NIGRA
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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
Sense 1
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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