Marabou

Alternative forms

• marabu

Origin

From French marabou, an older spelling of marabout.

Full definition of marabou

Noun

1. Leptoptilos crumeniferus, a large wading bird native to Africa, with a naked head and neck adapted for scavenging.
2. (dated, US, Louisiana) A person, five-eighths of whose ancestry is black; the offspring of a mulatto and a griffe.

Synonyms

• (bird) adjutant stork, marabou stork