(亦作 marabou stork)a large African stork with a massive bill and large neck pouch, which feeds mainly by scavenging 非洲秃鹳
Leptoptilos crumeniferus, family Ciconiidae 拉丁名Leptoptilos crumeniferus,鹳科 ■[mass noun]down from the wing or tail of the marabou used as a trimming for hats or clothing 非洲秃鹳绒毛
语源
early 19th cent.: from French, from Arabic murābiṭ 'holy man' (see also marabout), the stork being regarded as holy