Etymology

marabou

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Today it means: Leptoptilos crumeniferus, a large wading bird native to Africa, with a naked head and neck adapted for scavenging. Full definition →

French marabou
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  1. French · borrowed frommarabou
  2. English todaymarabou

From French marabou, an older spelling of marabout.

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