marabout (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *marabout*:
NOUN	animal	marabout, marabou, marabou stork, Leptoptilus crumeniferus	large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork

English > *marabout*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments.
Synonyms	marabou, 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

HyperDic: marabout