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Pfeilstorch
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German
thumb|de Ein ausgestopfter Pfeilstorch A taxidermied Pfeilstorch.
Etymology
de :af Pfeil<t:arrow> Storch<t:stork>
From de Pfeil arrow Storch stork.
Noun
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A stork (generally Ciconia ciconia species) that has been pierced by an African hunter's arrows or spears but lived to migrate northwards to Europe; a number of such storks have been spotted in German-speaking Europe since the nineteenth century, giving insight into migratory patterns.
Declension
m,(e)s,^e
Further reading
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de Storks