Definition of "marabou" in English

noun

1. Leptoptilos crumeniferus, a large wading bird native to Africa, with a naked head and neck adapted for scavenging.

2. (dated, US, Louisiana) A person having five-eighths black ancestry; the offspring of a mulatto and a griffe.

3. (textiles) A kind of thrown raw silk, naturally nearly white, but capable of being dyed without scouring.

4. A thin fabric made from this silk, as for scarves.