Ibis Definition

ībĭs
ibises
noun
Any of several large wading birds (family Threskiornithidae) with long legs and a long, slender, curved bill, found chiefly in tropical regions, as the sacred ibis of the Nile (Threskiornis aethiopica)
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Ibis

Noun

Singular:
ibis
Plural:
ibises

Origin of Ibis

  • Middle English ibin from Latin ībis from Greek from Egyptian hbj

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin ībis, from Ancient Greek ἶβις (ibis), from Egyptian

    From Wiktionary

  • hby (hîbu) (compare Coptic [script?] (hibôi, hip)).

    From Wiktionary

Ibis Sentence Examples

  • Sclater published in the Ibis a classification which was mainly a revision of the system of Huxley, modified by the investigations of Garrod and Forbes and by his own large acquaintance with museum specimens.

  • They are chiefly noted as the habitat of the gigantic land tortoise (Testudo elephantina), now carefully preserved, and of several rare and peculiar birds, including a rail (Dryolimnas aldabranus), an ibis (Ibis abbottii) and a dove (Alectroenas sganzini).

  • Among the larger birds are cranes, herons, the ibis, storks, eagles, vultures, falcons, hawks, kites, owls, the secretary birds, pelicans, flamingoes, wild duck and geese, gulls, and of game birds, the paauw, koraan, pheasant, partridge, guinea fowl and quail.

  • In the garzeros of Venezuela are to be found nearly every kind of heron, crane, stork and ibis, together with an incredible number of Grallatores.

  • The glossy ibis is occasionally seen.

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