Definitions for ibisˈaɪ bɪs

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. ibis(noun)

    wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills


  1. ibis(Noun)

    Any of various long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae. They have long downcurved bills used to probe the mud for prey such as crustaceans.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Ibis(noun)

    any bird of the genus Ibis and several allied genera, of the family Ibidae, inhabiting both the Old World and the New. Numerous species are known. They are large, wading birds, having a long, curved beak, and feed largely on reptiles

  2. Origin: [L. ibis, Gr. ; of Egyptian origin.]


  1. Ibis

    The ibises are a group of long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae. They all have long, down-curved bills, and usually feed as a group, probing mud for food items, usually crustaceans. Most species nest in trees, often with spoonbills or herons. The word ibis comes from Greek and Latin, and probably from the Ancient Egyptian.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Ibis

    ī′bis, n. a genus of wading birds related to the stork, one species of which was worshipped by the ancient Egyptians. [L.,—Gr.; an Egyptian word.]

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Ibis



  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ibis in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ibis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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  1. Lidija McKnight:

    There are lessons to be learned about what ancient Egypt was like. From the mummies we can presume that Egypt might have been greener. For example, there would have been water sources that attracted large colonies of the sacred ibis -- one of the most mummified birds.

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