ibis plural

i·bis

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Definitions

noun plural ibis any of several large wading birds of the family Threskiornithidae, of warm temperate and tropical regions, related to the herons and storks, and characterized by a long, thin, downward-curved bill. Compare sacred ibis. 1
noun plural ibis any of certain similar birds belonging to the stork family Ciconiidae, especially the wood stork, Mycteria americana. 1

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