American white ibis

noun

A wading bird of species Eudocimus albus, in family Threskiornithidae of ibises, which occurs along the coastal areas of Gulf of Mexico as well as throughout the Caribbean and has a predominantly white plumage with pink facial skin, long downcurved bill and bright red-orange legs.

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Meanings

nounAmerican white ibis (plural American white ibises)

plural American white ibises

  1. A wading bird of species Eudocimus albus, in family Threskiornithidae of ibises, which occurs along the coastal areas of Gulf of Mexico as well as throughout the Caribbean and has a predominantly white plumage with pink facial skin, long downcurved bill and bright red-orange legs.

Translations

Dutch witte ibis
  • witte ibisEudocimus alba
Russian бе́лый и́бис
  • бе́лый и́бис (bélyj íbis)Eudocimus alba
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