marabou

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: marabu

Antonyms: marabu

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. {{taxfmt|Leptoptilos crumeniferus|species}}, a large [[wading bird]] native to [[Africa]], with a naked head and neck adapted for scavenging.
2. {{lb|en|dated|US|Louisiana}} A person having five-eighths black ancestry; the [[offspring]] of a [[mulatto]] and a [[griffe]].
3. {{lb|en|textiles}} A kind of [[thrown]] [[raw]] [[silk]], naturally nearly white, but capable of being [[dye]]d without [[scour]]ing.
4. A thin [[fabric]] made from this silk, as for [[scarf|scarves]].

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