ibises
bɪs noun, plural i·bis·es ( especially collectively ) i·bis.
1.
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.
2.
any of certain similar birds belonging to the stork family Ciconiidae, especially the wood stork, Mycteria americana.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin ībis < Greek îbis < Egyptian hb
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin ībis < Greek îbis < Egyptian hb
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| —n , pl ibises, ibis | |
| Compare wood 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) | |
| [C14: via Latin from Greek, from Egyptian hby] | |
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ibis
1382, from Gk. ibis, from Egyptian hab, a sacred bird of Egypt.
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