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    marabou

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Birds
    mar·a·bou, marabout /ˈmærəbuː/ noun [countable]  HBBa large African stork (=a long-legged bird) 秃鹳〔非洲的一种大鹳〕
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    marabou• That night she was perched on her stool wearing her cape trimmed with marabou over the dress.    Origin marabou (1800-1900) French marabout “African holy man”, from Portuguese marabuto, from Arabic murabit “hermit, monk”; because Muslims consider it a holy bird
    mar·a·bou nounChineseSyllable
    African (=a Corpus long-legged bird) a large stork


    marabou
    mar‧a‧bou , marabout /ˈmærəbuː/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1800-1900
     Language: French
     Origin: marabout 'African holy man', from Portuguese marabuto, from Arabic murabit 'hermit, monk'; because Muslims consider it a holy bird
    a large African stork (=a long-legged bird)