Definitions for sacred ibis
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
sa′cred i′bis(n.)
an African ibis, Threskiornis aethiopica, having a black head: venerated by the ancient Egyptians.
Category: Ornithology
Princeton's WordNet
sacred ibis, Threskiornis aethiopica(noun)
African ibis venerated by ancient Egyptians
Wiktionary
sacred ibis(Noun)
A species of wading bird of the ibis family, Threskiornithidae, which breeds in sub-Saharan Africa, SE Iraq and formerly in Egypt, where it was venerated and often mummified as a symbol of the god Thoth; Threskiornis aethiopicus.
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