maribou

English

Noun

maribou (plural maribous)

1. Alternative spelling of marabou
   • 1896, Parker Gillmore, Leaves from a Sportsman's Diary, page 256:

     […] were feeding not only giraffes, but several herds of the larger antelopes, among whom stalked, with measured pace, a large number of secretary birds, Kaffir and white storks, maribous, the charming crested cranes, and innumerable egrets.

   • 1987, Helen Shaw, Fly-Tying, →ISBN, page 254:

     Tips of maribou feathers are used whole for the wings of streamer flies.

   • 2011, Ben West, Cameroon, →ISBN, page 231:

     Birdlife at the park is prolic – around 375 species in total – which include eagle, hornbill, black-crowned crane, maribous, pelican, duck, goose, ostrich, heron, stork and guineafowl.