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ibis
[ ahy-bis ]
/ Ë?aɪ bɪs /
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noun, plural i·bis·es, (especially collectively) i·bis.
any of several large wading birds of the family Threskiornithidae, of warm temperate and tropical regions, related to the herons and storks, and characterized by a long, thin, downward-curved bill.Compare sacred ibis.
any of certain similar birds belonging to the stork family Ciconiidae, especially the wood stork, Mycteria americana.
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Origin of ibis
1350–1400; Middle English <Latin ībis<Greek îbis<Egyptian hb
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ibis
/ (Ë?aɪbɪs) /
noun plural ibises or ibis
any of various wading birds of the family Threskiornithidae, such as Threskiornis aethiopica (sacred ibis), that occur in warm regions and have a long thin down-curved bill: order Ciconiiformes (herons, storks, etc)Compare wood ibis
Word Origin for ibis
C14: via Latin from Greek, from Egyptian hby
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