MARABOU STORK

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Leptoptilus crumeniferus; marabou; marabou stork; marabout

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

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

Meronyms (parts of "marabou stork"):

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

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

genus Leptoptilus; Leptoptilus (adjutant birds and marabous)