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Leptoptilus

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n.1.A genus of birds including the adjutant bird (Leptoptilus dubius, also called adjutant stork) and marabous.
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Noun1.Leptoptilus - adjutant birds and marabousLeptoptilus - adjutant birds and marabous          
genus Leptoptilus
bird genus - a genus of birds
Ciconiidae, family Ciconiidae - storks
adjutant bird, adjutant stork, Leptoptilus dubius, adjutant - large Indian stork with a military gait
Leptoptilus crumeniferus, marabou, marabou stork, marabout - large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments
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Most member of the stork family, which is widely distributed throughout the warmer regions of the world, are attractive birds, This cannot be said of the unprepossessing Marabou, or Adjutant, Stork Leptoptilus crumeniferus.
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