jabiru meaning

jabiru as a noun

1. large mostly white Australian stork

   Synonyms: policeman bird, black-necked stork, Xenorhyncus asiaticus

   Type of: stork

2. large black-and-white stork of tropical Africa; its red bill has a black band around the middle

   Synonyms: saddlebill, Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis

   Type of: stork

3. large white stork of warm regions of the world especially America

   Synonyms: Jabiru mycteria

   Type of: stork

jabiru in a sentence

• The jabiru is a cousin of the stork.