English▸ noun a large Central and South American stork with a black neck, mainly white plumage, and a large black upturned bill.
▪ either of two related storks found in Asia, Australasia, and Africa.
– ORIGIN late 18th century : from Tupi-Guarani jabirú, from j ‘that which has’ + abirú ‘swollen’ (suggested by the bird's large neck).