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Definition of Marabou

1. Noun. Large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments.

2. Noun. The downy feathers of marabou storks are used for trimming garments.

Definition of Marabou

1. 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.

2. n. A kind of thrown raw silk, nearly white naturally, but capable of being dyed without scouring; also, a thin fabric made from it, as for scarfs, which resembles the feathers of the marabou in delicacy, -- whence the name.

Definition of Marabou

1. Noun. A large wading bird native to Africa, with a naked head and neck adapted for scavenging. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Marabou

1. an African stork [n -S]

Medical Definition of Marabou

1. 1. A large stork of the genus Leptoptilos (formerly Ciconia), especially. The African species (L. Crumenifer), which furnishes plumes worn as ornaments. The Asiatic species (L. Dubius, or L. Argala) is the adjutant. See Adjutant. Alternative forms: marabu. 2. One having five eighths negro blood; the offspring of a mulatto and a griffe. Origin: F. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Marabou

maque choux maquette maquettes maqui maquila maquiladora maquiladoras maquilas maquillage maquillages

maquis mar mara marabaraba marabi marabou (current term) marabou stork marabous marabout maraboutic

marabouts marabunta marabuntas maraca maracan maracas maracatu maracock maracocks marae

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