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Definition of: ibis
(ī′bis) noun plural i·bis·es or i·bis
1. A wading bird related to the heron (family Threskiornithidae), with cylindrical bill bent downward; especially the sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopica), venerated among the ancient Egyptians.
2. The wood ibis. [<L <Gk. <Egyptian hab]
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