Australian English Meaning of marabou
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Definitions and Meaning of marabou in English
marabou (n)
large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments
the downy feathers of marabou storks are used for trimming garments
marabou (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.
One having five eighths negro blood; the offspring of a mulatto and a griffe.
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.
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marabou
large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments, the downy feathers of marabou storks are used for tr
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mara => Mara, mar => scar, maquisard => Maquisard, maquis => maquis, maquiladora => maquiladora,
