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MARABOU STORK

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• 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.

• MARABOU STORK (noun)

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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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