Jäb'i-rü, n.

noun

n. [Braz. jabi-rü, jaburü.] (Ornith.) A genus of grallatorial or wading birds, the Mycteria of Linnaeus. Its habits are the same with those of the stork.

An illustration of a long-legged wading bird with a long, straight bill.
Jabiru (Mycteria Americana).