Meanings
plural jabirus
- A species of bird Jabiru mycteria in the monotypic genus Jabiru, of the stork family Ciconiidae, endemic to the Americas.
- AustraliaThe black-necked stork, Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus.
He's a jabiru - the only Australian stork.
1934, Henry G. Lamond, An Aviary On The Plains, page 83
Synonyms & antonyms
nounlarge mostly white Australian stork
nounlarge black-and-white stork of tropical Africa; its red bill has a black band around the middle
nounlarge white stork of warm regions of the world especially America
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Old Tupiîabyru
- Englishjabiru
From a Tupian term such as Old Tupi îabyru, said to mean either "swollen neck" or "one that spits".
More words from Old Tupi
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic جابيرو
- جابيروJabiru mycteria
Bulgarian седлоклюн щъркел
- седлоклюн щъркел (sedlokljun štărkel)Jabiru mycteria
Chinese Mandarin 裸頸鸛 /裸颈鹳
- 裸頸鸛 /裸颈鹳 (luǒ jǐng guàn)Jabiru mycteria
Dutch jabiroe
- jabiroeJabiru mycteria
Esperanto jabiruo
- jabiruoJabiru mycteria
Finnish jabiru
- jabiruJabiru mycteria
French jabiru, jabiru d’Amérique
- jabiruJabiru mycteria
- jabiru d’AmériqueJabiru mycteria
German Jabiru
- JabiruJabiru mycteria
Japanese ズグロハゲコウ
- ズグロハゲコウ (zugurohagekō)Jabiru mycteria
Polish żabiru
- żabiruJabiru mycteria
Portuguese jaburu, jabiru
- jaburuJabiru mycteria
- jabiruJabiru mycteria
- tuiuiúJabiru mycteria
Russian яби́ру
- яби́ру (jabíru)Jabiru mycteria
Spanish jabirú
- jabirúJabiru mycteria
Swedish jabirustork
- jabirustorkJabiru mycteria
Cite this entry
jabiru. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jabiru
“jabiru.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jabiru. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jabiru,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jabiru.
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