genus ciconia

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   type genus of the Ciconiidae: European storks

   SynonymsCiconia

   Broaderbird genus

   Part ofCiconiidae

Questions about genus ciconia

What does genus ciconia mean?

genus ciconia means "type genus of the Ciconiidae: European storks".

What is another word for genus ciconia?

Close synonyms include Ciconia. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus ciconia a common word?

genus ciconia is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.