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Afrikaans
Etymology
From French marabout.
Noun
maraboe (plural maraboes)
- marabou stork
Dutch
Etymology
From French marabout.
Pronunciation
Noun
maraboe m (plural maraboes)
- adjutant, marabou (stork of genus Leptoptilos)
- Hypernym: ooievaar
- Hyponyms: Afrikaanse maraboe, Indische maraboe, Javaanse maraboe
- marabout (Muslim holy man)
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