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Any of various long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae. They have long downcurved bills used to probe the mud for prey such as crustaceans
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Any bird of the genus Ibis and several allied genera, of the family Ibidæ, inhabiting both the Old World and the New
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ibises a large bird with a long beak and long legs that is related to the stork. Any of about 20 species of medium-sized wading birds (subfamily Threskiornithinae) of the same family as the spoonbills. Ibises are found in all warm regions except on South Pacific islands. They wade in shallow lagoons, lakes, bays, and marshes, using their slender, down-curved bill to feed on small fishes and soft mollusks. Species range from 22 to 30 in. (55-75 cm) long. Ibises fly with neck and legs extended, alternately flapping and sailing. They usually breed in vast colonies
They are large, wading birds, having a long, curved beak, and feed largely on reptiles
or Nile-bird The Egyptians call the sacred Ibis Father John It is the avatar' of the god Thoth, who in the guise of an Ibis escaped the pursuit of Typhon The Egyptians say its white plumage symbolises the light of the sun, and its black neck the shadow of the moon, its body a heart, and its legs a triangle It was said to drink only the purest of water, and its feathers to scare or even kill the crocodile It is also said that the bird is so fond of Egypt that it would pine to death if transported elsewhere It appears at the rise of the Nile, but disappears at its inundation If, indeed, it devours crocodiles' eggs, scares away the crocodiles themselves, devours serpents and all sorts of noxious reptiles and insects, no wonder it should be held in veneration, and that it is made a crime to kill it (See Birds ) Ibis The Nile-bird, says Solius, "rummages in the mud of the Nile for serpents' eggs, her most favourite food "
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A species of wading bird of the ibis family, Threskiornithidae, which breeds in sub-Saharan Africa, SE Iraq and formerly in Egypt, where it was venerated and often mummified as a symbol of the god Thoth; Threskiornis aethiopicus
The Northern Bald Ibis, Hermit Ibis, or Waldrapp, Geronticus eremita, is a large bird found in barren semi-desert or rocky habitats, often but not always close to running water
Any of several large, mainly white wading birds of the subfamily Mycteriinae, related to and resembling the storks, especially the New World species Mycteria americana, which inhabits wooded areas of tropical and subtropical America. Also called flinthead, wood stork
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Definition von ibis im Türkisch Englisch wörterbuch