| Pronunciation: | | 'maru`boot
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; downy under-wing feathers are used to trim garments |
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MARABOUT is a 8 letter word that starts with M. |
| | Synonyms: | | Leptoptilus crumeniferus, marabou, marabou stork |
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| | See Also: | | genus Leptoptilus, Leptoptilus, stork |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Marabout"\, n. [F., from Pg. marabuto, Ar. mor[=a]bit.
Cf. {Maravedi}.]
A Mohammedan saint; especially, one who claims to work cures
supernaturally.
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