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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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These freshwater pools are fullest between June and September, after the austral spring’s rains, and the unique ecosystem is home to endangered species like the scarlet ibis and neotropical otter.
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Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 15 July 2024
Its verdant groves and sculpted lawns patrolled by long-legged native ibises have barely changed since Muir’s visit, although a century-plus of robust tree growth has obscured any views of the hills.
—Tony Perrottet, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024
Behind a tall rock wall, the campus was a lovely oasis: ibises flew around acacia trees that were scattered among a series of small, squat buildings with red tile roofs, each housing a couple of grades.
—Emma Green, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
Make the quaint Inn on the Lakes, fronting Lake Jackson in Sebring, your base and wake up to sunrises that paint the sky crimson and ibises strolling the lakeshore below your balcony.
—Terry Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Feb. 2024
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Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 15 July 2024
Its verdant groves and sculpted lawns patrolled by long-legged native ibises have barely changed since Muir’s visit, although a century-plus of robust tree growth has obscured any views of the hills.
—Tony Perrottet, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024
Behind a tall rock wall, the campus was a lovely oasis: ibises flew around acacia trees that were scattered among a series of small, squat buildings with red tile roofs, each housing a couple of grades.
—Emma Green, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
Make the quaint Inn on the Lakes, fronting Lake Jackson in Sebring, your base and wake up to sunrises that paint the sky crimson and ibises strolling the lakeshore below your balcony.
—Terry Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Feb. 2024
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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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