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sacred ibis

Syllabification: (sa·cred i·bis)
Definition of sacred ibis

noun

  • a mainly white ibis with a bare black head and neck and black plumes over the lower back, native to Africa and the Middle East, and venerated by the ancient Egyptians.
    • Threskiornis aethiopicus, family Threskiornithidae

sacred ibis in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of sacred ibis in the British & World English dictionary