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Tantalus
/ˈtæntələs/
A stork of the genus Mycteria (formerly Tantalus), especially the American wood stork, Mycteria americana.
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noun
- 1
A stork of the genus Mycteria (formerly Tantalus), especially the American wood stork, Mycteria americana.
- 2
A stand in which to lock up drink decanters while keeping them visible.
- 3
Something of an evasive or retreating nature, something consistently out of reach; a tantalising thing.
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