genus Ibis

genus Ibis
noun
ibises
Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
Member Meronyms: ↑wood ibis, ↑wood stork, ↑Ibis ibis

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  • Ibis — I bis, n. [L. ibis, Gr. ?; of Egyptian origin.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any bird of the genus {Ibis} and several allied genera, of the family {Ibid[ae]}, inhabiting both the Old World and the New. Numerous species are known. They are large, wading birds,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ibis AEthiopica — Ibis I bis, n. [L. ibis, Gr. ?; of Egyptian origin.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any bird of the genus {Ibis} and several allied genera, of the family {Ibid[ae]}, inhabiting both the Old World and the New. Numerous species are known. They are large, wading birds …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ibis ibis — noun any of several Old World birds of the genus Ibis • Syn: ↑wood ibis, ↑wood stork • Hypernyms: ↑ibis • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Ibis …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ibis — Taxobox name = Ibis image width = 200px image caption = Straw necked Ibis regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Ciconiiformes familia = Threskiornithidae subfamilia = Threskiornithinae subfamilia authority = Poche, 1904… …   Wikipedia

  • genus Mycteria — noun a genus of storks of the family Ciconiidae now including only the American wood ibis • Syn: ↑Mycteria • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Ciconiidae, ↑family Ciconiidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • genus Threskiornis — noun type genus of the Threskiornithidae • Syn: ↑Threskiornis • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Threskiornithidae, ↑family Threskiornithidae, ↑family Ibidiidae …   Useful english dictionary

  • genus Bubulcus — noun small white egrets • Syn: ↑Bubulcus • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Ardeidae, ↑family Ardeidae • Member Meronyms: ↑cattle egre …   Useful english dictionary

  • wood ibis — noun 1. an American stork that resembles the true ibises in having a downward curved bill; inhabits wooded swamps of New World tropics • Syn: ↑wood stork, ↑flinthead, ↑Mycteria americana • Hypernyms: ↑stork • Member Holonyms: ↑My …   Useful english dictionary

  • bird genus — noun a genus of birds • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑genus Protoavis, ↑genus Archaeopteryx, ↑genus Archeopteryx, ↑genus Sinornis, ↑genus Ibero mesornis, ↑gen …   Useful english dictionary

  • Northern Bald Ibis — Adult Conservation status …   Wikipedia

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