ibis
/ˈaɪ.bɪs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.83 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any of various long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, having long downcurved bills used to probe the mud for prey such as crustaceans.
name
Initialism of in-body image stabilization, in which stabilization mechanisms are built into the camera (phone) body rather than the lens.
Example Sentences
- "It is out of the idolatrous dotings of the old Egyptians upon broiled ibis and roasted river horse, that you see the mummies of those creatures in their huge bake-houses the pyramids."
- "There were thousands upon thousands of white cockatoos flying around the trees alongside the river, and I had my first glimpse of that strange bird the ibis, with its long skinny legs and graceful neck."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: ībis, ἶβις, hbj
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈaɪ.bɪs/
- British English: /ˈaɪ.bɪs/
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
African sacred ibis
Australian white ibis
bald ibis
bare-faced ibis
black-faced ibis
black ibis
crested ibis
giant ibis