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jabiru

jab·i·ru [ jàbbə r, jábbə r ] (plural jab·i·rus or jab·i·ru)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. large white tropical stork: a large tropical stork with white feathers and a naked head. Native to: Central and South America.  Latin name Jabiru mycteria.

2. large black-and-white stork: a large black-and-white stork. Native to: India to Australia.  Latin name Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus.

[Late 18th century. < Tupi-Guarani jabirú "swollen-necked"; < the large neck of the tropical storks]
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