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i·bis /ˈaɪbɪs/ noun (plural ibises) [countable] a large bird with a long beak and long legs that is related to the stork 鹮〔一种长腿长喙的大鸟,与鹳有亲缘关系〕Examples from the Corpusibis• Most confusingly named as it is a stork not an ibis.• Their pattern was inspired by a fresco of an ibis in the foyer at Shepherd's Hotel.• Other hatchings of interest were two straw-necked ibis, three scarlet ibis, three rhea and three emu.Origin ibis (1300-1400) Latin Greek, from Egyptian hbyi·bis nounChineseSyllable long bird large beak long a legs Corpus with that and a |