marabou

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

mar·a·bou also mar·a·bout (mărʹə-bo͞o')n.
1. Any of several large African storks of the genus Leptoptilos that scavenge for carrion and that have a soft white down on the underside. Also called adjutant, adjutant stork.
2.
a. The down of one of these storks or an imitation of it made from other bird feathers.
b. A hat or garment trimmed with the down of a stork or an imitation of it.
3.
a. A raw silk that can be dyed without being separated from the gum.
b. A fabric or an article of apparel made from such silk. [French marabout, Muslim hermit, marabout. See marabout¹.]

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  marabout, marabou stork, Leptoptilus crumeniferus