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单词 ibis
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
i•bis /ˈaɪbɪs/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. i•bis•es, (esp. when thought of as a group) i•bis. 
  1. Birdsa large wading bird of warm regions.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
i•bis  bis),USA pronunciation n., pl. i•bis•es, (esp. collectively) i•bis. 
  1. Birdsany of several large wading birds of the family Threskiornithidae, of warm temperate and tropical regions, related to the herons and storks, and characterized by a long, thin, downward-curved bill. Cf. sacred ibis.
  2. Birdsany of certain similar birds belonging to the stork family Ciconiidae, esp. the wood stork, Mycteria americana.
  • Egyptian hb
  • Greek îbis
  • Latin ībis
  • Middle English 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ibis /ˈaɪbɪs/ n ( pl ibises, ibis)
  1. any of various wading birds of the family Threskiornithidae, such as Threskiornis aethiopica (sacred ibis), that occur in warm regions and have a long thin down-curved bill: order Ciconiiformes (herons, storks, etc)
Etymology: 14th Century: via Latin from Greek, from Egyptian hby
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