marabou

marabou is a 7-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A large stork of the genus Leptoptilos (formerly Ciconia), esp. the African species (L. crumenifer), which furnishes plumes worn as ornaments. The Asiatic species (L. dubius, or L. argala) is the adjutant. See Adjutant. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A large stork of the genus Leptoptilos (formerly Ciconia), esp. the African species (L. crumenifer), which furnishes plumes worn as ornaments. The Asiatic species (L. dubius, or L. argala) is the adjutant. See Adjutant.
2. noun. One having five eighths negro blood; the offspring of a mulatto and a griffe.
3. noun. the downy feathers of marabou storks are used for trimming garments
4. noun. large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments

   Synonyms: marabout

Synonyms

marabout

Common word forms

marabous

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