different between marabu vs marabou

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?marabu/
• Rhymes: -abu
• Hyphenation: ma?ra?bu

Noun

marabu m anim (can be declinable or indeclinable)

1. marabou

Declension

Further reading

• marabu in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• marabu in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Finnish

Noun

marabu

1. any of the large wading birds of the genus Leptoptilos
2. marabou, Leptoptilos crumeniferus

Declension

Synonyms

• (Leptoptilos crumeniferus): afrikanmarabu

Derived terms

• pikkumarabu (“Leptoptilos javanicus, lesser adjutant”)
• assaminmarabu (“Leptoptilos dubius, greater adjutant”)

Portuguese

Etymology

French marabout

Noun

marabu m (plural marabus)

1. marabou (Leptoptilos crumeniferus, a large wading bird of Africa)

Romanian

Etymology

From French marabout.

Noun

marabu m (uncountable)

1. marabou
2. marabout

Declension

English

Wikispecies

Alternative forms

• marabu

Etymology

From French marabou, an older spelling of marabout.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mæ??bu?/

Noun

marabou (plural marabous)

1. Leptoptilos crumeniferus, a large wading bird native to Africa, with a naked head and neck adapted for scavenging.
2. (dated, US, Louisiana) A person, five-eighths of whose ancestry is black; the offspring of a mulatto and a griffe.

   • (Can we find and add a quotation of Bartlett to this entry?)

3. A kind of thrown raw silk, naturally nearly white, but capable of being dyed without scouring.
4. A thin fabric made from this silk, as for scarfs.

Synonyms

• (bird): adjutant stork, marabou stork

Coordinate terms

• (person of mixed race): see list in mulatto

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