jabiru

See also: Jabiru and jabirú

English
Jabiru

Etymology

From a Tupian term such as Old Tupi jabiru, yabi'ru,[1] said to mean either "swollen neck"[2] or "one that spits".[3]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdʒæbɪ.ɹuː/

Noun

jabiru (plural jabirus)

  1. A species of bird Jabiru mycteria in the monotypic genus Jabiru, of the stork family Ciconiidae, endemic to the Americas.
  2. (Australia) The black-necked stork, Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus.

Translations

References
  1. A. B. H. Ferreira, Novo Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa, second edition (Rio de Janeiro: Nova Fronteira, 1986), page 977
  2. Microsoft Encarta College Dictionary →ISBN, 2001), page 768
  3. Webster's II New College Dictionary (2005)

Further reading

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Noun

jabiru m (plural jabirus)

  1. jabiru (Jabiru mycteria)

Synonyms
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