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Abdim Ornith.|ˈæbdɪm|
[Name of an early 19th-c. governor of Nubia.]
Abdim's stork: a small stork, Ciconia abdimii (family Ciconiidæ), native to tropical Africa, with glossy black head, neck, and back and a white belly. Also ellipt.
1872Andersson & Gurney Birds of Damara Land 280 Abdim's Stork. 1930G. L. Bates Handbk. Birds W. Afr. 109 One year, in February, a large company of Abdims remained on my land for days. 1963A. Smith Throw out two Hands (1966) xvi. 155 Abdim's storks treading their way through the long grass looking for frogs. |