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adjutant stork
noun
- a large Indian stork, Leptoptilus dubius, having a pinkish-brown neck and bill, a large naked pouch under the throat, and a military gait.
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A conservation brigade of 70 villagers has created a safe haven for the endangered greater adjutant stork.
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In a few months, the greater adjutant stork—called hargilla, which means "swallower of bones" in Sanskrit—will descend on this hamlet, situated in Assam's Brahmaputra Valley, to breed in large numbers.
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A woman explains the religious importance of the greater adjutant stork in a temple courtyard.
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