[jab-uh-roo, jab-uh-roo] 
| a large stork, Jabiru mycteria, of the warmer regions of the New World. |
| jab·i·ru (jāb'ə-rōō') n. A large tropical American stork (Jabiru mycteria) having white plumage with a pink band at the neck and a naked head. [Portuguese and American Spanish jabirú, from Tupi.] |
jabiru
(species Jabiru mycteria), a typical stork of the New World, ranging from Mexico to Argentina. The jabiru belongs to the stork family, Ciconiidae (order Ciconiiformes). It is mostly white, with the naked skin of the head and upper neck black and red. The unusually heavy bill is slightly upturned. The jabiru is one of the largest American flying birds, reaching a length of 140 cm (4.5 feet)
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