marabou

Examples

• All

• There were a few Marabou storks standing around and a couple of crocodiles lying on the banks.

  Academic text (1999)

• A marabou stork.

  Trader Horn (1931)

• The marabou storks can often be seen scavenging near the rivers, picking at leftover carcasses.

• In the wetlands, a group of marabou storks watched for any carrion that drifted by.

• With their long legs and necks, marabou storks are commonly found searching for food in muddy waters.

Synonyms

M

marabou stork

vsmarabou

1 9.6

A large African bird with black and white feathers that eats dead animals and has soft feathers for trims

is the same concept but does not stress the frequency of that use

M

marabout

vsmarabou

9.9

A large African stork with black and white feathers that often eats dead animals

does not specifically stress the downy texture of the underwing feathers

L

Leptoptilus crumeniferus

vsmarabou

• Specialized

9.9

A large African black-and-white stork that eats dead animals and has soft feathers under its wings used to decorate clothes

is the common descriptive term rather than the scientific species name

Compounds

M

marabou stork

1 9.6

A large African bird with black and white feathers that eats dead animals and has soft feathers for trims

Surface Forms

Etymology