Definition of marabou Marabou
/mɛˈɹʌbuˌ/ - [merubu] - mar•a•bou
We found 7 definitions of marabou from 4 different sources.
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What does marabou mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: marabous |
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| marabou - large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments | ||
| marabout, marabou stork, Leptoptilus crumeniferus | ||
| stork large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage | ||
| genus leptoptilus, leptoptilus adjutant birds and marabous | ||
| marabou - the downy feathers of marabou storks are used for trimming garments | ||
| plumage, feather, plume turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- 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. - marabou (n.)
One having five eighths negro blood; the offspring of a mulatto and a griffe.
Part of speech
🔤- marabou, noun, singular of marabous.
