jabiru
[ jab-uh-roo, jab-uh-roo ]
/ ˈdʒæb əˌru, ˌdʒæb əˈru /
noun
a large stork, Jabiru mycteria, of the warmer regions of the New World.
Origin of jabiru
1640–50; < Portuguese < Tupi
jabirú
Words nearby jabiru
jabari,
jabber,
jabberwocky,
jabir,
jabir ibn hayyan,
jabiru,
jaboatão,
jaborandi,
jabot,
jaboticaba,
jabotinsky
Example sentences from the Web for jabiru
British Dictionary definitions for jabiru
jabiru
/ (ˈdʒæbɪˌruː) /
noun
a large white tropical American stork, Jabiru mycteria, with a dark naked head and a dark bill
Also called: black-necked stork, policeman bird
a large Australian stork, Xenorhyncus asiaticus, having a white plumage, dark green back and tail, and red legs
another name for saddlebill
(not in ornithological usage) another name for wood ibis
Word Origin for jabiru
C18: via Portuguese from Tupi-Guarani