NOUN | animal | marabou, marabout, marabou stork, Leptoptilus crumeniferus | large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork |
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animal | marabou | the downy feathers of marabou storks are used for trimming garments |
Sounds | meh'rahbuw. | |
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Rhymes | babu ... taboo: 8 rhymes with buw... |
Meaning | large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments. | |
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Synonyms | marabout, marabou stork, Leptoptilus crumeniferus | |
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 |
Meaning | The downy feathers of marabou storks are used for trimming garments. | |
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Part of | marabou, marabout, marabou stork, Leptoptilus crumeniferus | large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork |
Broader | feather, plume, plumage | The light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds |
Spanish | marabú | |
Catalan | marabú |
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