ibis

[ ahy-bis ]

noun

, plural i·bis·es, (especially collectively) i·bis.

1. 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.
2. any of certain similar birds belonging to the stork family Ciconiidae, especially the wood stork, Mycteria americana.

ibis

/ ˈaɪbɪs /

noun

1. any of various wading birds of the family Threskiornithidae, such as Threskiornis aethiopica ( sacred ibis ), that occur in warm regions and have a long thin down-curved bill: order Ciconiiformes (herons, storks, etc) Compare wood ibis

Word History and Origins

Origin of ibis¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin ībis < Greek îbis < Egyptian hb

Word History and Origins

Origin of ibis¹

C14: via Latin from Greek, from Egyptian hby

Example Sentences

The 1.8m-long cloak, made of 4,000 red feathers from the scarlet ibis bird, was officially unveiled at a ceremony in Rio de Janeiro.

From BBC

The honks and squawks of ibises and louries - shuffling silhouettes in the leafless trees.

From BBC

To survive the European winter, the northern bald ibis — which had once disappeared entirely from the wild on the continent — needs to migrate south for the winter, over the Alps, before the mountains become impassable.

From New York Times

Corona showed me a collection of murals inside the courtyard with Black and Latino motifs: monarch butterflies, ankhs, Aztec gods, and an ibis in red, black and green, the colors of the Pan-African flag.

From Los Angeles Times

“We had a colony of white-faced ibis nest, and we’re actually starting to see some of the young fledge,” said Miguel Jimenez, project leader for the Kern National Wildlife Refuge Complex.

From Los Angeles Times