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ibis

11 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. ibis (noun)
  2. glossy ibis (noun)
  3. hadedah ibis (noun)
  4. sacred ibis (noun)
  5. scarlet ibis (noun)
  6. shell ibis (noun)
  7. straw-necked ibis (noun)
  8. white-faced glossy ibis (noun)
  9. white ibis (noun)
  10. wood ibis (noun)
  11. medio tutissimus ibis (foreign term)

ibis

noun \ˈī-bəs\
plural ibis or ibis·es

Definition of IBIS

: 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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Origin of IBIS

Middle English, from Latin, from Greek, from Egyptian hbw
First Known Use: 14th century

Other Birds Terms

aerie, bunting, clutch, covey, hackle, ratite, rictus, ruff, skein, zygodactyl

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