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| jab·i·ru [ jàbbə r, jábbə r ] (plural jab·i·rus or jab·i·ru) |
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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.
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2. large black-and-white stork: a large black-and-white stork. Native to: India to Australia. Latin name Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus.
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| [Late 18th century. < Tupi-Guarani jabirú "swollen-necked"; < the large neck of the tropical storks] |
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