jabiru

Meaning

Noun

• A species of bird Jabiru mycteria in the monotypic genus Jabiru, of the stork family Ciconiidae, endemic to the Americas.
• The black-necked stork, Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus.

Origin

• From a Tupi term such as Old Tupi jabiru, yabi'ru, said to mean either "swollen neck" or "one that spits".