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ˈaɪ bɪsibis

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. ibisnoun

    wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills

Wiktionary

  1. ibisnoun

    Any of various long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae. They have long downcurved bills used to probe the mud for prey such as crustaceans.

Wikipedia

  1. Ibis

    The ibises () (collective plural ibis; classical plurals ibides and ibes) are a group of long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, that inhabit wetlands, forests and plains. "Ibis" derives from the Latin and Ancient Greek word for this group of birds. It also occurs in the scientific name of the cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) mistakenly identified in 1757 as being the sacred ibis.

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  1. ibis

    An ibis is a type of wading bird in the family Threskiornithidae, characterized by its long, curved beak. These birds are found in both the Old World and the New World regions. They are often seen near water bodies, feeding on small aquatic animals and insects. Some species of ibis are considered sacred in certain cultures.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Ibisnoun

    any bird of the genus Ibis and several allied genera, of the family Ibidae, inhabiting both the Old World and the New. Numerous species are known. They are large, wading birds, having a long, curved beak, and feed largely on reptiles

  2. Etymology: [L. ibis, Gr. ; of Egyptian origin.]

Wikidata

  1. Ibis

    The ibises are a group of long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae. They all have long, down-curved bills, and usually feed as a group, probing mud for food items, usually crustaceans. Most species nest in trees, often with spoonbills or herons. The word ibis comes from Greek and Latin, and probably from the Ancient Egyptian.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Ibis

    ī′bis, n. a genus of wading birds related to the stork, one species of which was worshipped by the ancient Egyptians. [L.,—Gr.; an Egyptian word.]

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Ibis

    the Nile bird, regarded as an avatar of deity, and held sacred by the Egyptians; it did not breed in Egypt, and was supposed to be of mystic origin; it arrives in Egypt when the Nile begins to rise.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of IBIS in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of IBIS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of IBIS in a Sentence

  1. Lidija McKnight:

    There are lessons to be learned about what ancient Egypt was like. From the mummies we can presume that Egypt might have been greener. For example, there would have been water sources that attracted large colonies of the sacred ibis -- one of the most mummified birds.

  2. Cui Shuhong:

    The number of species such as Siberian tigers, Amur leopards, Asian elephants, and crested ibis has increased significantly.

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