Jabiru

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Jabiru \Jab"i*ru\, n. [Braz. jabir['u], jabur['u].] (Zool.)
     One of several large wading birds of the genera {Mycteria}
     and {Xenorhynchus}, allied to the storks in form and habits.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The American jabiru ({Mycteria Americana}) is white,


           with the head and neck black and nearly bare of
           feathers. The East Indian and Australian ({Xenorhynchus
           Australis}) has the neck, head, and back covered with
           glossy, dark green feathers, changing on the head to
           purple. The African jabiru ({Mycteria Senegalensis} or
           {Ephippiorhynchus, Senegalensis}) has the neck, head,
           wing coverts, and tail, black, and is called also
           {saddle-billed stork}.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  jabiru
       n 1: large mostly white Australian stork [syn: {policeman bird},
            {black-necked stork}, {Xenorhyncus asiaticus}]
       2: large black-and-white stork of tropical Africa; its red bill
          has a black band around the middle [syn: {saddlebill}, {Ephippiorhynchus
          senegalensis}]
       3: large white stork of warm regions of the world especially
          America [syn: {Jabiru mycteria}]