NOUN | animal | Leptoptilus crumeniferus, marabou, marabout, marabou stork | large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork |
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Meaning | large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments. | |
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Synonyms | marabou, marabout, marabou stork | |
Member of | Leptoptilus, genus Leptoptilus | adjutant birds and marabous |
Parts | marabou | The downy feathers of marabou storks are used for trimming garments |
Broader | stork | large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage |
Spanish | marabú, morabito | |
Catalan | marabú |
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