ˈplegədə̇s noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek plēgad-, plēgas scythe, sickle, from the stem of plēssein to strike — more at plaint
: a genus of birds (family Threskiornithidae) including the glossy ibis
ˈplegədə̇s noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek plēgad-, plēgas scythe, sickle, from the stem of plēssein to strike — more at plaint
: a genus of birds (family Threskiornithidae) including the glossy ibis
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012