sacred ibis
n.
A large, short-legged ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) native to Africa and the Middle East, having predominantly white plumage and a black, naked head and neck.
[From the veneration of this ibis by the ancient Egyptians.]
sacred ibisThreskiornis aethiopicus
- semicircular canal
- semicivilized
- semiclassical
- semicolon
- semicoma
- semicomatose
- semiconducting
- semiconductor
- semiconductor diode
- semiconductor laser
- semiconscious
- semiconsciously
- semiconsciousness
- semiconservative replication
- semidarkness
- semidesert
- semidetached
- semidiameter
- semidiurnal
- semidivine
- semidocumentary
- semidome
- semidomed
- semidry
- semielliptical