Definition of Ciconia

1. Noun. Type genus of the Ciconiidae: European storks.

Exact synonyms: Genus Ciconia
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Ciconiidae, Family Ciconiidae
Member holonyms: Ciconia Ciconia, White Stork, Black Stork, Ciconia Nigra

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ciconia

Cicadellidae
Cicadidae
Cicely
Cicer
Cicer arietinum
Cicero
Ciceronian
Ciceronianism
Ciceronianisms
Cichlidae
Cichorium
Cichorium endivia
Cichorium intybus
Cicily Isabel Fairfield
Cicindelidae
Ciconia
Ciconia ciconia
Ciconia nigra
Ciconiidae
Ciconiiformes
Cicuta
Cicuta verosa
Cidade de Praia
Cierra
Cilicia
Cilician
Cilincing
Cilioflagellata
Cilla
Cillobacterium

Literary usage of Ciconia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"ciconia, Cuv. The Storks have a thick beak, moderately cleft; no fossa; or grooves; the nostrils pierced towards the back and near the base; an extremely ..."

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