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adjutant stork

noun

a large Indian stork, Leptoptilus dubius, having a pinkish-brown neck and bill, a large naked pouch under the throat, and a military gait.

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Nearby words

adjustor, adjutancy, adjutant, adjutant bird, adjutant general, adjutant stork, adjuvant, adl, adlai, adland, adler
Also called adjutant, adjutant bird.
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British Dictionary definitions for adjutant bird

adjutant bird

adjutant stork

noun

either of two large carrion-eating storks, Leptoptilos dubius or L. javanicus, which are closely related and similar to the marabou and occur in S and SE Asia

Word Origin for adjutant bird

so called for its supposedly military gait
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