noun
ibises
• Syn: ↑family Threskiornithidae, ↑family Ibidiidae
• Hypernyms: ↑bird family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Ciconiiformes, ↑order Ciconiiformes
• Member Meronyms: ↑ibis, ↑genus Ibis, ↑Threskiornis, ↑genus Threskiornis
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\\ˌthreskēȯ(r)ˈnithəˌdē\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Threskiornith-, Threskiornis, type genus (from Greek thrēskeia religion, worship + New Latin -ornith-, -ornis -ornis) + -idae; probably akin to Sanskrit dhārayati he holds, carries, keeps — more at firm
: a family of birds (order Ciconiiformes) consisting of the ibises and spoonbills or restricted to the former
Useful english dictionary. 2012.