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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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And yes, an ibis, the wading bird UM’s yearbooks were named after.
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Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Nearly 35 feet high, the birdlife wonderland–complete with vegetation including trees and shrubs, as well as a pond and stream–counts scarlett ibis, crowned cranes, turacos, black swans, and peacocks among its residents.
—Alexandra Kirkman, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Birders will delight in the biodiversity of this year-round rookery that brings together egrets, herons, ibises, and spoonbills.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
The ibises’ first flight outside the aviary was chaos.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Nearly 35 feet high, the birdlife wonderland–complete with vegetation including trees and shrubs, as well as a pond and stream–counts scarlett ibis, crowned cranes, turacos, black swans, and peacocks among its residents.
—Alexandra Kirkman, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Birders will delight in the biodiversity of this year-round rookery that brings together egrets, herons, ibises, and spoonbills.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
The ibises’ first flight outside the aviary was chaos.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Ibis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ibis. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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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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