jabiru
A species of bird Jabiru mycteria in the monotypic genus Jabiru, of the stork family…A species of bird Jabiru mycteria in the monotypic genus Jabiru, of the stork family Ciconiidae, endemic to the Americas.
» The jabiru is a cousin of the stork.
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2 sensesA species of bird Jabiru mycteria in the monotypic genus Jabiru, of the stork family Ciconiidae, endemic to the Americas.
Jabiru
яби́руjabíru
(Australia)The black-necked stork, Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus.
- large white stork of warm regions of the world especially America
- large black-and-white stork of tropical Africa; its red bill has a black band around the middle
- large mostly white Australian stork
Examples
1 sentencesThe jabiru is a cousin of the stork.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From a Tupian term such as Old Tupi îabyru, said to mean either "swollen neck" or "one thaFrom a Tupian term such as Old Tupi îabyru, said to mean either "swollen neck" or "one that spits".
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Forms
plural: jabirusSynonyms
6 synonyms- large white stork of warm regions of the world especially America:Jabiru mycteria
- large black-and-white stork of tropical Africa; its red bill has a black band around the middle:saddlebillEphippiorhynchus senegalensis
- large mostly white Australian stork:policeman birdblack-necked storkXenorhyncus asiaticus
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.