Associations to the word «Ibis»

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Wiktionary

IBIS, noun. 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.

Dictionary definition

IBIS, noun. Wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills.

Wise words

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Alexander Pope