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

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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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ] ...

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