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marabouts Definition


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marabou
marabout
noun marabous (plural in sense 1 only), marabouts
    1. A large black-and-white African stork.
    2. Its feathers, used to decorate clothes, trim hats, etc.
Etymology: 19c: French, from Arabic murabit a hermit or holy man; the stork is considered holy in Islam.



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