n.
Pronunciation: ' ī -b ə s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural ibis or ibis · es
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek, from Egyptian hbw
Date: 14th century
: any of various chiefly tropical or subtropical wading birds (family Threskiornithidae) related to the herons but distinguished by a long slender downwardly curved bill
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