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Bird Egyptians venerated
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sacred ibis
Word definitions for sacred ibis in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. African ibis venerated by ancient Egyptians [syn: Threskiornis aethiopica ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. ''Threskiornis aethiopicus'', 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 venerate and often mummify as a symbol of the god Thoth; .
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sacred \Sa"cred\, a. [Originally p. p. of OE. sacren to consecrate, F. sacrer, fr. L. sacrare, fr. sacer sacred, holy, cursed. Cf. Consecrate , Execrate , Saint , Sexton .] Set apart by solemn religious ceremony; especially, in a good sense, made holy; ...
Usage examples of sacred ibis.
Egrets and herons and sacred ibis picked their way along the shores, pausing statuesque to eye us as we passed, long-billed heads poised atop impossibly long necks.
They have carried me to remote countries, within reach of the paradise-bird, the ostrich, the sacred ibis.