ibis
Any of various long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, having long…Any of various long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, having long downcurved bills used to probe the mud for prey such as crustaceans.
» The ibis is a wading bird.
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1 sensesAny of various long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, having long downcurved bills used to probe the mud for prey such as crustaceans.
Ibis
и́бисíbis
wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills
Examples
6 sentencesThe ibis is a wading bird.
The ibis has a curved bill.
deDer Ibis hat einen gebogenen Schnabel. — Headfirst1745
The ibis is in my care.
For me, the ibis is a very special bird.
ruДля меня ибис — совершенно особенная птица. — marafon
The ibis hatched.
Translations
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Origin
Mentioned in the Wycliffe Bible (Lev. 11:17) as ybyn or ibin, as ibys from 16th century anMentioned in the Wycliffe Bible (Lev. 11:17) as ybyn or ibin, as ibys from 16th century and ibis shortly after. From Latin ībis, from Ancient Greek ἶβις (îbis), from Egyptian h-b-G26 (hbj) (compare Coptic ϩⲓⲃⲱⲓ (hibōi) or ϩⲓⲡ (hip)).
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