单词 | ibis |
释义 | ibis From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishibisi·bis /ˈaɪbɪs/ noun (plural ibises) [countable]a large bird with a long beak and long legs that is related to the storkExamples from the Corpusibis• Most confusingly named as it is a stork not an ibis.• Their pattern was inspired by a fresco of an ibis in the foyer at Shepherd's Hotel.• Other hatchings of interest were two straw-necked ibis, three scarlet ibis, three rhea and three emu.Origin ibis (1300-1400) Latin Greek, from Egyptian hby |
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