ibis

i·bis  (bs)

n. pl. ibis or i·bis·es

1. Any of various storklike wading birds of the family Threskiornithidae of temperate and tropical regions, having a long, slender, downward-curving bill.

2. The wood ibis.

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[Middle English ibin, from Latin bis, from Greek, from Egyptian hbj.]

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ibis [ibe-iss]

Noun

pl ibises or ibis a large wading bird with a long thin curved bill [Egyptian hby]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ibis - wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills wader, wading bird - any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food family Ibidiidae, family Threskiornithidae, Threskiornithidae - ibises Ibis ibis, wood ibis, wood stork - any of several Old World birds of the genus Ibis sacred ibis, Threskiornis aethiopica - African ibis venerated by ancient Egyptians