Jabiru Definition

jăbə-ro͝o
noun
Any of various large wading storks, esp. a tropical American species (Jabiru mycteria)
Webster's New World
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pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the family Ciconiidae — the jabiru.

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Noun

Singular:
jabiru
Plural:
jabirus

Origin of Jabiru

  • From a Tupian term such as Old Tupi jabiru, yabi'ru, said to mean either "swollen neck" or "one that spits".

    From Wiktionary

  • Portuguese American Spanish jabirú from Tupí

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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