ibis

/ˈaɪbɪs/

/ˈaɪbɪs/

Other forms: ibises

Definitions of ibis

1. noun

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

   Ibis ibis, wood ibis, wood stork

   any of several Old World birds of the genus Ibis

   Threskiornis aethiopica, sacred ibis

   African ibis venerated by ancient Egyptians

   type of:

   wader, wading bird

   any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food