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marabou::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | leptoptilus crumeniferus, marabou stork, marabout |
| Type of | stork |
Examples of marabou
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Marabou is a term of Haitian origin denoting a Haitian of multiracial ethnicity.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Allen preferred a white and chartreuse marabou jig with a red jighead under a float.
From the courier-journal.com
Then, I read that the bones were all the same size as modern marabou storks.
From the scienceblogs.com
Some smallmouths, 3 to 4 pounds, have been hitting marabou jigs at the dam.
From the sacbee.com
French settlers later called people of mixed African and Amerindian ancestry marabou.
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First place, a 9 pounder caught by Tim Rhyme at Pelican on a marabou jig.
From the sacbee.com
Curly tails and split tails in white and marabou also were productive.
From the post-gazette.com
Shrimp, eggs, corkies and yarn and marabou jigs have been the best baits.
From the thenewstribune.com
Boaters can also jig with a black marabou lead head after metering schools of bait fish.
From the sacbee.com
- Large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments
- The downy feathers of marabou storks are used for trimming garments
- Marabou is a Swedish chocolate brand, first launched in 1916.
- Marabou is a term of Haitian origin denoting multiracial admixture. The term describes the offspring of a person of mixed race: black African/European and East Indian ancestry, born in Haiti. The East Indians arrived in Haiti from other Caribbean islands. ...
- A large wading bird native to Africa, with a naked head and neck adapted for scavenging
- A thrown silk usually dyed in the gum or a fabric made of this silk.
- Fluffy and soft down or underfeathers from most birds, but particularly for fly tying, marabou comes from chickens, turkeys or other domestic fowl.
- A raw silk that can be dyed without being separated from the gum. Sometimes used as a tape trim.
- Turkey fibres which have been extensively employed in fly dressing only in recent years. Their value as wings and tails in lures and nymphs is because the long fluffy fibres, which can be dyed any colour, are extremely lifelike and give the artificials the appearance of mobility when wet.
