MARABOU

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does marabou mean? 

• MARABOU (noun)
  The noun MARABOU has 2 senses:

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

2. the downy feathers of marabou storks are used for trimming garments

  Familiarity information: MARABOU used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MARABOU (noun)

Sense 1

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" is a kind of...):

stork (large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage)

Meronyms (parts of "marabou"):

marabou (the downy feathers of marabou storks are used for trimming garments)

Holonyms ("marabou" is a member of...):

genus Leptoptilus; Leptoptilus (adjutant birds and marabous)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The downy feathers of marabou storks are used for trimming garments

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("marabou" is a kind of...):

feather; plumage; plume (the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds)

Holonyms ("marabou" is a part of...):

Leptoptilus crumeniferus; marabou; marabou stork; marabout (large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments)