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Answer for the clue "Large mostly white Australian stork ", 6 letters:
jabiru

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The jabiru ( or ; ) is a large stork found in the Americas from Mexico to Argentina , except west of the Andes . It is most common in the Pantanal region of Brazil and the Eastern Chaco region of Paraguay . It is the only member of the genus Jabiru . The ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. large mostly white Australian stork [syn: policeman bird , black-necked stork , Xenorhyncus asiaticus ] large black-and-white stork of tropical Africa; its red bill has a black band around the middle [syn: saddlebill , Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis ] ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A species of bird ''Jabiru mycteria'' in the monotypic genus ''Jabiru'', of the stork family Ciconiidae, endemic to the Americas.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Jabiru \Jab"i*ru\, n. [Braz. jabir['u], jabur['u].] (Zo["o]l.) One of several large wading birds of the genera Mycteria and Xenorhynchus , allied to the storks in form and habits. Note: The American jabiru ( Mycteria Americana ) is white, with ...

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This was the jabiru, a species which is fast disappearing, the gigantic crane of the English colonies.