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marabou

DEFINITIONS OF: marabou

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n large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments

Synonyms:
Leptoptilus crumeniferus, marabou stork, marabout
Type of:
stork
large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage

n the downy feathers of marabou storks are used for trimming garments

Type of:
feather, plumage, plume
the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
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