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marabou stork

The correct spelling is marabou stork.

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noun

Say it like: Mar-abo-w s-tor-k

The correct spelling is marabou stork. Leptoptilos crumeniferus, a large wading bird native to Africa, with a naked head and neck adapted for scavenging.

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  1. 1.Leptoptilos crumeniferus, a large wading bird native to Africa, with a naked head and neck adapted for scavenging.
  2. 2.A person, five-eighths of whose ancestry is black; the offspring of a mulatto and a griffe.
  3. 3.A kind of thrown raw silk, naturally nearly white, but capable of being dyed without scouring.
  4. 4.A thin fabric made from this silk, as for scarfs.

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