tantalus

/ˈtæntələs/ · noun

Meaning

A stork of the genus Mycteria (formerly Tantalus), especially the American wood stork, Mycteria americana.
A stand in which to lock up drink decanters while keeping them visible.
Something of an evasive or retreating nature, something consistently out of reach; a tantalising thing.

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Related words

wood stork(English)tantalus sphinx(English)milky stork(English)storkling(English)stork(English)white stork(English)black stork(English)maguari stork(English)atreus(English)tartarus(English)niobe(English)dione(English)

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