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MARABOU STORK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does marabou stork mean?
• MARABOU STORK (noun)
The noun MARABOU STORK has 1 sense:
1. large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments
Familiarity information: MARABOU STORK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Leptoptilus crumeniferus; marabou; marabou stork; marabout
Hypernyms ("marabou stork" is a kind of...):
stork (large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage)
Meronyms (parts of "marabou stork"):
marabou (the downy feathers of marabou storks are used for trimming garments)
Holonyms ("marabou stork" is a member of...):
genus Leptoptilus; Leptoptilus (adjutant birds and marabous)
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