1. Large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments
   "The marabou stork scavenged alongside vultures at the carcass";
   - marabout, marabou stork, Leptoptilus crumeniferus
    
2. The downy feathers of marabou storks are used for trimming garments
   "The vintage coat was trimmed with fluffy marabou"

Derived forms: marabous

Type of: plume, stork

Part of: genus Leptoptilus, Leptoptilus

Encyclopedia: Marabou