Relating to, characteristic of, or resembling storks; stork-like in nature or appearance.
From 'ciconia' with the adjectival suffix '-ine' (from Latin '-inus'). This suffix is common in English for creating adjectives from animal names, as in 'feline' or 'canine.'
Using '-ine' for animal descriptions (like feline for cats, canine for dogs) is so natural that 'ciconine' follows the same pattern—but it's a rare word because we don't often need to describe 'stork-like qualities' the way we do for common animals!
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