Sacred ibis

noun

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Definitions

1.nounThreskiornis aethiopicus, a species of wading bird of the ibis family, Threskiornithidae, which breeds in sub-Saharan Africa, southeastern Iraq and formerly in Egypt, where it was venerated and often mummified as a symbol of the god Thoth.

Synonyms

threskiornis aethiopica african sacred ibis ibis threskiornithid ibisbill plumbeous ibis hadada ibis australian white ibis straw-necked ibis black-faced ibis american white ibis spoonbill

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