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plural ibis or ibises
: any of various chiefly tropical or subtropical wading birds (family Threskiornithidae) related to the herons but distinguished by a long slender downwardly curved bill
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Picture show The northern bald ibis vanished from Europe around 400 years ago due to overhunting.
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Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 12 June 2026
The comeback began with an unlikely assist from China in 1999, when the country donated a pair of ibises.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
The last remaining Japanese native ibis died in 2003 on Sado Island.
—ABC News, 31 May 2026
Visitors can walk a five-mile forest hiking trail and experience the chance to see kingfishers, hawks and green ibis.
—Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 27 May 2026
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Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 12 June 2026
The comeback began with an unlikely assist from China in 1999, when the country donated a pair of ibises.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
The last remaining Japanese native ibis died in 2003 on Sado Island.
—ABC News, 31 May 2026
Visitors can walk a five-mile forest hiking trail and experience the chance to see kingfishers, hawks and green ibis.
—Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 27 May 2026
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“Ibis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ibis. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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ibis
noun
plural ibis or ibises
: any of several wading birds that differ from the related herons in having a long slender bill that curves downward
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