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marabou
n.
species of large African stork; trimming or material made from the down of this stork
Marabou
marabou
Noun
1. large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; downy under-wing feathers are used to trim garments
(synonym) marabout, marabou stork, Leptoptilus crumeniferus
(hypernym) stork
(member-holonym) Leptoptilus, genus Leptoptilus
2. downy feathers of marabou storks used for trimming garments
(hypernym) feather, plume, plumage
(part-holonym) marabout, marabou stork, Leptoptilus crumeniferus
Marabou
(n.)
One having five eighths negro blood; the offspring of a mulatto and a griffe.
(n.)
A large stork of the genus Leptoptilos (formerly Ciconia), esp. the African species (L. crumenifer), which furnishes plumes worn as ornaments. The Asiatic species (L. dubius, or L. argala) is the adjutant. See Adjutant.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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