wood ibis

noun

A bird, the wood stork (not a true ibis).

Similar
wood storkIbis ibisflintheadMycteria americana
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Meanings

nounwood ibis (plural wood ibises)

plural wood ibises

  1. A bird, the wood stork (not a true ibis).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of several Old World birds of the genus Ibis

Similar
wood storkIbis ibis
Broader
ibis

nounan American stork that resembles the true ibises in having a downward-curved bill; inhabits wooded swamps of New World tropics

Similar
wood storkflintheadMycteria americana
Broader
stork
Also see
flintheadwood stork

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wood ibis,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20ibis.

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