Ibis

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·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.

Related Words

ibis
ībis, is and ĭdis (nom. plur. ibes, Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101; 2, 50, 126; gen. ibium, Plin. 30, 15, 49,...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
ibis
ībis idis (acc.ībim, C., ībin, O., Iu.; plur.ībes, C., acc.ībīs, C.), f , ἶβις, the ibis (a water-b...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary
ibis
n. There are twenty-four species of thisbird distributed over all the warmer parts of the globe. Th...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris