Hypernyms for "stork"
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adjutant
adjutant bird
adjutant stork
black stork
black-necked stork
Ciconia ciconia
Ciconia nigra
Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
flinthead
jabiru
Jabiru mycteria
Leptoptilus crumeniferus
Leptoptilus dubius
marabou
marabou stork
marabout
Mycteria americana
openbill
policeman bird
saddlebill
white stork
wood ibis
wood stork
Xenorhyncus asiaticus
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.