| sacred ibis n. A large, short-legged ibis (Threskiornis aethiopica) of Africa and Asia, having white plumage and a sooty black, naked head and neck. [From the veneration of this ibis by the ancient Egyptians.] |
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| Noun | 1. |  sacred ibis - African ibis venerated by ancient Egyptiansibis - wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills genus Threskiornis, Threskiornis - type genus of the Threskiornithidae |
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