English
jabiru
Jabiru comes from Old Tupi îabyru.
- Old Tupimodernîabyru
- Englishearliest quotation 1934jabiru
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Tupimodernîabyru
- Englishearliest quotation 1934jabiru
Earliest quotation: 1934, Henry G. Lamond, An Aviary On The Plains: “He's a jabiru - the only Australian stork.”
Every English word from Old Tupi îabyru
Today it means
noun A species of bird Jabiru mycteria in the monotypic genus Jabiru, of the stork family Ciconiidae, endemic to the Americas.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Tupi îabyru / jabiru