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marabou

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Main Entry:
mar·a·bou 
          Listen to the pronunciation of marabou
Variant(s):
also mar·a·bout 
          Listen to the pronunciation of marabout \ˈma-rə-ˌbü\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
French marabout, literally, marabout
Date:
1819
1 a: a soft feathery fluffy material prepared from turkey feathers or the coverts of marabous and used especially for trimming women's hats or clothes bmarabou : a large dark gray African stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus) that has a distensible pouch of pink skin at the front of the neck and feeds especially on carrion —called also marabou stork2 a: a thrown silk usually dyed in the gum b: a fabric made of this silk


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