- marabout stork
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English-Mandinka dictionary. 2009.
marabout stork
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marabout — Marabou Mar a*bou (m[a^]r [.a]b[=oo] ), n. [F.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A large black and white carrion eating stork of the genus {Leptoptilos} (formerly {Ciconia}), esp. the African species ({Leptoptilus crumeniferus} syn. {Leptoptilos crumenifer}), whose … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
marabout — marabou UK [ˈmærəbuː] / US [ˈmerəˌbu] or marabout UK / US noun Word forms marabou : singular marabou plural marabous a) [countable] a large African stork (= bird) with long legs and a long beak b) [uncountable] the feathers of a marabou, used for … English dictionary
marabout — noun (C) a large African stork (=a long legged bird) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
marabou stork — noun large African black and white carrion eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments • Syn: ↑marabou, ↑marabout, ↑Leptoptilus crumeniferus • Hypernyms: ↑stork • Member Holonyms: ↑Leptoptilus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
marabou or marabout — mar|a|bou or mar|a|bout [ merə,bu ] noun count a large African STORK (=a type of bird) with long legs and a long beak a. uncount the feathers of a marabou, used for decorating hats … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Irvine Welsh — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Welsh. Irvine Welsh … Wikipédia en Français
marabou — /mar euh booh /, n. 1. any of three large storks of the genus Leptoptilus, of Africa or the East Indies, having soft, downy feathers under the wings and tail that are used for making a furlike trimming for women s hats and garments. 2. one of the … Universalium
marabou — also marabout noun Etymology: French marabout, literally, marabout Date: 1819 1. a. a soft feathery fluffy material prepared from turkey feathers or the coverts of marabous and used especially for trimming women s hats or clothes b. (marabou) a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
marabou — /ˈmærəbu/ (say maruhbooh) noun 1. a large, carrion eating stork of tropical Africa, Leptoptilus crumeniferus, black with a mostly bald head and neck and an inflatable neck pouch, and soft, downy feathers under the wing and tail that are used as… …
marabou — n. (also marabout) 1 a large W. African stork, Leptoptilos crumeniferus. 2 a tuft of down from the wing or tail of the marabou used as a trimming for hats etc. Etymology: F f. Arab. murabit holy man (see MARABOUT), the stork being regarded as… … Useful english dictionary
Leptoptilus crumeniferus — noun large African black and white carrion eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments • Syn: ↑marabou, ↑marabout, ↑marabou stork • Hypernyms: ↑stork • Member Holonyms: ↑Leptoptilus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
