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SACRED IBIS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
African ibis venerated by ancient Egyptians
Synonyms:
sacred ibis; Threskiornis aethiopica
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sacred ibis" is a kind of...):
ibis (wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills)
Holonyms ("sacred ibis" is a member of...):
genus Threskiornis; Threskiornis (type genus of the Threskiornithidae)