Plural form of ciconia; multiple storks or members of the genus Ciconia.
Latin plural form of 'ciconia.' In scientific nomenclature, Latin plurals follow traditional forms, making 'ciconiae' the grammatically correct plural for multiple birds in this genus.
Using Latin plurals in scientific naming is a beautiful holdover from Renaissance science when Latin was the universal language of educated people—'ciconiae' sounds like ancient Roman naturalists describing flocks of storks!
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