Noun: jabiru 'ja-bu,roo
- Large white stork of warm regions of the world especially America
"The jabiru's massive bill was visible from quite a distance";
- Jabiru mycteria
- Large mostly white Australian stork
"The jabiru patrolled the wetland searching for prey";
- policeman bird, black-necked stork, Xenorhyncus asiaticus
- Large black-and-white stork of tropical Africa; its red bill has a black band around the middle
"The jabiru stork is an impressive sight in African wetlands";
- saddlebill, Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
Derived forms: jabirus
Type of: stork
Part of: Ephippiorhynchus, genus Ephippiorhynchus, genus Jabiru, genus Xenorhyncus, Xenorhyncus
Encyclopedia: Jabiru, australia