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Definition of Jabiru

1. Noun. Large mostly white Australian stork.

2. Noun. Large black-and-white stork of tropical Africa; its red bill has a black band around the middle.

3. Noun. Large white stork of warm regions of the world especially America.

Definition of Jabiru

1. n. One of several large wading birds of the genera Mycteria and Xenorhynchus, allied to the storks in form and habits.

Definition of Jabiru

1. Noun. A species of bird ''Jabiru mycteria'' in the monotypic genus ''Jabiru'', of the stork family Ciconiidae, endemic to the Americas. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Jabiru

1. a wading bird [n -S]

Medical Definition of Jabiru

1. One of several large wading birds of the genera Mycteria and Xenorhynchus, allied to the storks in form and habits. The American jabiru (Mycteria Americana) is white, with the head and neck black and nearly bare of feathers. The East Indian and Australian (Xenorhynchus Australis) has the neck, head, and back covered with glossy, dark green feathers, changing on the head to purple. The African jabiru (Mycteria, or Ephippiorhynchus, Senegalensis) has the neck, head, wing coverts, and tail, black, and is Synonym: saddle-billed stork. Origin: Braz. Jabiro, jaburo. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jabiru

jabbernowl jabbernowls jabbers jabberwockies jabberwocky jabbery jabbing jabbingly jabbings jabble

jabbled jabbles jabbling jabby jabers jabiru (current term) jabirus jaboncillo jaborandi jaborandis

jaborine jaborosalactol jabot jaboticaba jaboticaba tree jaboticabas jabots jabroni jabs jabuticaba

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