ˌthreskēȯ(r)ˈnithəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Threskiornith-, Threskiornis, type genus (from Greek thrēskeia religion, worship + New Latin -ornith-, -ornis -ornis) + -idae; probably akin to Sanskrit dhārayati he holds, carries, keeps — more at firm
: a family of birds (order Ciconiiformes) consisting of the ibises and spoonbills or restricted to the former