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lesser adjutant

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Leptoptilos javanicus, a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae.

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  • Assamese: বৰটোকোলা (bortüküla) — Leptoptilos javanicus
  • Finnish: pikkumarabu — Leptoptilos javanicus
  • Indonesian: bangau tongtong — Leptoptilos javanicus
  • Malayalam: വയൽനായ്ക്കൻ (vayalnāykkaṉ) — Leptoptilos javanicus
  • Russian: ява́нский марабу́ (javánskij marabú) — Leptoptilos javanicus
  • Swedish: mindre adjutantstork — Leptoptilos javanicus