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Definition of Threskiornis
1. Noun. Type genus of the Threskiornithidae.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Ibidiidae, Family Threskiornithidae, Threskiornithidae
Member holonyms: Sacred Ibis, Threskiornis Aethiopica
Lexicographical Neighbors of Threskiornis
Literary usage of Threskiornis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook to the Birds of Australia by John Gould (1865)
"Genus threskiornis, G. R, Gray. The well-known Sacred Ibis of Egypt is the type
of this ... White Ibis of the Colonists of New South Wales. threskiornis ..."
2. An introduction to the Birds of Australia by John Gould (1848)
"... seen examples of this species from any other country than Australia, which
would therefore appear to be its restricted habitat. Genus threskiornis. 502. ..."
3. List of the Specimens of Birds in the Collection of the British Museum by George Robert Gray (1848)
"Young. Egypt. d. Male. South Africa. — Presented by the Earl Derby. The BLACK-HEADED
IBIS. threskiornis ..."
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