ibis
pronunciation
How to pronounce ibis in British English:
UK [ˈaɪbɪs]
How to pronounce ibis in American English:
US [ˈaɪbɪs]
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- Noun:
- wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills
Word Origin
- ibis (n.)
- stork-like bird, late 14c., from Greek ibis, from Egyptian hab, a sacred bird of Egypt.
Example
- 1. Tying this book to the last is the ibis , a former slave ship carrying convicts and indentured workers to mauritius .
- 2. Close bond : the white ibis is one of the birds that is being badly affected by mercury in its diet , new research has shown
- 3. In a review study published in 2007 in the journal ibis , researchers looked through european and north american bird journals and other references dating back to the late 19th century .
- 4. Other types named after the kingfisher , ibis , and other animals .
- 5. The watersnipe ( atherix ibis ) fly lives and lays its eggs around rivers and streams , and again , you 'd never spot one of its larva right until it floated into your ear .