ADJUTANT BIRD

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Large Indian stork with a military gait

Synonyms:

adjutant; adjutant bird; adjutant stork; Leptoptilus dubius

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("adjutant bird" is a kind of...):

stork (large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage)

Holonyms ("adjutant bird" is a member of...):

genus Leptoptilus; Leptoptilus (adjutant birds and marabous)

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