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    LEPTOPTILUS CRUMENIFERUS

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garmentsplay

    Synonyms:

    Leptoptilus crumeniferus; marabou; marabou stork; marabout

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("Leptoptilus crumeniferus" is a kind of...):

    stork (large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage)

    Meronyms (parts of "Leptoptilus crumeniferus"):

    marabou (the downy feathers of marabou storks are used for trimming garments)

    Holonyms ("Leptoptilus crumeniferus" is a member of...):

    genus Leptoptilus; Leptoptilus (adjutant birds and marabous)

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