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marabout

ma·ra·bout

UK/ˈmaɹəbuːt/ uncommon

noun

1.

large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments

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From French marabout, from Portuguese maraboto, marabuto, from Moroccan Arabic مْرَابِط (mrabeṭ) (standard Arabic مُرَابِط (murābiṭ, “soldier stationed in fortified outpost”)).

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