mar.a.bou 也作 mar.a.bout

marabou的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [ˈmærəˌbu:]
KK音标发音： [ˈmærəˌbu]

marabou的词性：
n.（名词）

1. Any of several large African storks of the genus Leptoptilos that scavenge for carrion and that have a soft white down on the underside. Also called adjutant, adjutant stork
秃鹳：非洲大颧中秃鹳属 的任一种秃鹳，以腐肉为食，体下有白色的软毛 也作 adjutant， adjutant stork

2. The down of one of these storks or an imitation of it made from other bird feathers.
秃鹳的羽毛：这些鹳的羽毛或用其它鸟毛制成的仿制品

3. A hat or garment trimmed with the down of a stork or an imitation of it.
羽毛装饰：饰有这种鹳毛或仿制品的帽子或衣服

4. A raw silk that can be dyed without being separated from the gum.
马拉布生丝：一种不用从胶上分离就能被染色的生丝

5. A fabric or an article of apparel made from such silk.
马拉布生丝织物：由这种生丝制成的织物或衣物

marabou的词源：

6. French marabout [Moslem hermit, marabout] * see marabout ¹
法语 marabout [穆斯林隐士，北非伊斯兰隐士] *参见 marabout¹