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单词 marabou
释义

marabou

/ˈmarəbuː /
noun
1 (also marabou stork) A large African stork with a massive bill and large neck pouch, which feeds mainly by scavenging.
  • Leptoptilos crumeniferus, family Ciconiidae.
The fish eagle and marabou stork are very common predators...
  • We saw hippo and elephant but for me highlights were a rare slaty egret, an in-your-face look at a marabou stork standing over a single egg on its head-high nest.
  • Of those that died, only one was visibly ill before disappearance, three were suspected to have been lost during intergroup encounters, one was killed by a warthog, and six were preyed upon by marabou storks.
2 [mass noun] Down from the wing or tail of the marabou used as a trimming for hats or clothing.A long, narrow tulip-shaped suede coat worn with marabou hat and boots opened a show strong on couture-like pieces....
  • Now take tying thread down to the bend and tie in marabou or arctic fox for the tail.
  • If I start wearing stonewashed pedal pushers and marabou slippers could someone shoot me please?

Origin

Early 19th century: from French, from Arabic murābiṭ 'holy man' (see also marabout), the stork being regarded as holy.

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