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maribou

maribou is the alternative spelling of marabou.

Meaning of marabou

Noun

marabou (plural marabous)

  1. Leptoptilos crumeniferus, a large wading bird native to Africa, with a naked head and neck adapted for scavenging.
  2. (Louisiana, US, dated) A person having five-eighths black ancestry; the offspring of a mulatto and a griffe.
    • Madimarian , a Marabou, killed me a bullock; I give him one bottle of powder.1815, Mungo Park, The Journal of a Mission to the Interior of Africa
  3. A kind of thrown raw silk, naturally nearly white, but capable of being dyed without scouring.
  4. A thin fabric made from this silk, as for scarves.

Forms of maribou

pluralmaribous

Questions about maribou

What is maribou the alternative spelling of?
Maribou is the alternative spelling of marabou.

Words near maribou in the dictionary

  1. Maribago
  2. maribavir
  3. Maribeth
  4. Mariblo
  5. Maribojoc
  6. maribou
  7. maribous
  8. Maribyrnong
  9. Marichal
  10. Marichals
  11. Mariche

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