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Definition of Sacred ibis
1. Noun. African ibis venerated by ancient Egyptians.
Generic synonyms: Ibis
Group relationships: Genus Threskiornis, Threskiornis
Definition of Sacred ibis
1. Noun. 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''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sacred Ibis
Literary usage of Sacred ibis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"This bird, believed to be the second kind of ibis spoken of by Herodotus, is
rather smaller than the sacred, ibis, and mostly of a dark chestnut colour with ..."
2. Orr's Circle of the Sciences: A Series of Treatises on the Principles of by William Somerville Orr (1855)
"The plumage of the sacred ibis (Fig. 152) is of a pure white colour, with the
exception of the tips of the wings, which are black. ..."
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