marabou

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Leptoptilos crumeniferus, a large wading bird native to Africa, with a naked head and neck adapted for scavenging.
  2. A person having five-eighths black ancestry; the offspring of a mulatto and a griffe. Louisiana,US,dated
    — Madimarian , a Marabou, killed me a bullock; I give him one bottle of powder.
  3. A kind of thrown raw silk, naturally nearly white, but capable of being dyed without scouring.
  4. A thin fabric made from this silk, as for scarves.

词形变化

marabous plural marabu alternative marabout alternative

词源

From French marabou, an older spelling of marabout.
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