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ibis

EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary

ibis

noun

ˈī-bəs

plural ibis or ibises

Definition

any of various chiefly tropical or subtropical wading birds (family Threskiornithidae) related to the herons but distinguished by a long slender downwardly curved bill

Illustration

ibis

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

Middle English, from Latin, from Greek, from Egyptian hbw

ibis

noun

ˈī-bəs

plural ibis or ibises

Definition

any of various chiefly tropical or subtropical wading birds (family Threskiornithidae) related to the herons but distinguished by a long slender downwardly curved bill

Illustration

ibis

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

Middle English, from Latin, from Greek, from Egyptian hbw