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Ciconiidae (family) (Ciconiiformes (order), Aves (class), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Members of a family containing 17 living species in several genera of large, long-necked, voiceless, wading birds having a long, stout bill and flying by alternately flapping and soaring, with neck outstretched and legs trailing. They are related to the herons, flamingos, and ibises. In folklore, storks are responsible for delivering human babies, probably deriving from some species tendency to nest on rooftops. The stork's large size, habit of serial monogamy, and faithfulness to an established nesting site are characteristics that contribute to their prominence mythology and folklore.
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| Terms: |
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| Ciconiidae (family) (preferred,C,U,S,English-P,D,U,N)
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| Ciconiidae (family) (Latin-P,D,U,N)
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| storks (C,U,C,English,AD,U,N)
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| stork (C,U,English,AD,U,N)
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| 鸛科 (科) (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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| guàn kē (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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| guan ke (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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| kuan k'o (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: H.HL |
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.... Living Organisms (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ living organisms (entities) (G) |
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............ Eukaryota (domain) (G) |
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................ Animalia (kingdom) (G) |
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.................... Chordata (phylum) (G) |
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........................ Vertebrata (subphylum) (G) |
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............................ Aves (class) (G) |
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................................ Ciconiiformes (order) (G) |
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.................................... Ciconiidae (family) (G) |
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| Chinese (traditional) ..... 科名，科下包含17個現存物種，分屬幾個大型、長頸、不能發聲的涉水禽類屬，具有厚長的喙，以拍擊與滑翔方式交替飛行、頸部向外伸展、腿部拖曳在後。與蒼鷺、紅鶴、朱鷺皆有親屬關係。在民間傳說中，鸛負責遞送人類的嬰兒，原因可能是來自於某些物種傾向於在屋頂築巢之故。鸛的體型高大、一夫一妻制、對所建巢居高度忠誠等特性，使得牠們在神話與民間傳說中為人所知。
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