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CICONIA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the Ciconiidae: European storks
Synonyms:
Ciconia; genus Ciconia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Ciconia" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Ciconia"):
Ciconia ciconia; white stork (the common stork of Europe; white with black wing feathers and a red bill)
black stork; Ciconia nigra (Old World stork that is glossy black above and white below)
Holonyms ("Ciconia" is a member of...):
Ciconiidae; family Ciconiidae (storks)