ibis (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *ibis*:
NOUN	animal	ibis	wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills

ibis > pronunciation
Sounds	ay'bahs
Rhymes	abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...

English > *ibis*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills.
Member of	Threskiornithidae, family Threskiornithidae, family Ibidiidae	ibises
Narrower	sacred ibis, Threskiornis aethiopica	African ibis venerated by ancient Egyptians
Narrower	wood ibis, wood stork, Ibis ibis	Any of several Old World birds of the genus Ibis
Broader	wading bird, wader	Any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food
Spanish	ibis
Catalan	ibis, Ibis

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