Meanings
plural sacred ibises
- A wading bird of species Threskiornis aethiopicus, of the family Threskiornithidae, which breeds in sub-Saharan Africa, southeastern Iraq and formerly in Egypt, where it was venerated and often mummified as a symbol of the god Thoth.
Mr. Poynter will probably contribute to the forthcoming Exhibition of the Royal Academy his picture of a damsel attached to the worship of Isis feeding the sacred ibides before the great temple at Karnac.
1871 March 4, “Fine-Art Gossip”, in The Athenæum: Journal of Literature, Science, the Fine Arts, Music, and the Drama, number 2262, London: John Francis, page 280Synonyms: African sacred ibis
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA wading bird of species Threskiornis aethiopicus, of the family Threskiornithidae, which breeds in sub-Saharan Africa, southeastern Iraq and formerly in Egypt, where it was venerated and often mummified as a symbol of the god Thoth.
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Translations
Catalan ibis sagrat africà
- ibis sagrat africàThreskiornis aethiopicus
Chinese Mandarin 埃及聖䴉 /埃及圣鹮
- 埃及聖䴉 /埃及圣鹮 (Āijí shènghuán)Threskiornis aethiopicus
Dutch heilige ibis
- heilige ibisThreskiornis aethiopicus
Finnish pyhäiibis
- pyhäiibisThreskiornis aethiopicus
French ibis sacré
- ibis sacréThreskiornis aethiopicus
Polish ibis czczony
- ibis czczonyThreskiornis aethiopicus
Russian свяще́нный и́бис
- свяще́нный и́бис (svjaščénnyj íbis)Threskiornis aethiopicus
Spanish ibis sagrado
- ibis sagradoThreskiornis aethiopicus
Swedish helig ibis
- helig ibisThreskiornis aethiopicus
Turkish Mısır turnası, yılancıl
- Mısır turnasıThreskiornis aethiopicus
- yılancılThreskiornis aethiopicus
Cite this entry
sacred ibis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sacred%20ibis
“sacred ibis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sacred%20ibis. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sacred ibis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sacred%20ibis.
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