jabiru

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdʒæbɪˌruː/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling( jab′ə ro̅o̅′, jab′ə ro̅o̅′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
jab•i•ru  ( jab′ə ro̅o̅′, jab′ə ro̅o̅′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Birdsa large stork, Jabiru mycteria, of the warmer regions of the New World.
  • Tupi jabirú
  • Portuguese
  • 1640–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
jabiru /ˈdʒæbɪˌruː/ n
  1. a large white tropical American stork, Jabiru mycteria, with a dark naked head and a dark bill
  2. 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
  3. another name for saddlebill
Etymology: 18th Century: via Portuguese from Tupi-Guarani
'jabiru' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
saddlebill - stork

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