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# ibis

noun (an ibis, ibises or ibis)

«ibis» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An ibis is a wading bird with long legs and a long, thin, curved beak that lives near water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ibis/#m1)
2. (Australia, slang) The Australian white ibis is often called a «bin chicken» because it eats from rubbish bins. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ibis/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on birds and habitats; in history, the ancient Egyptians thought the ibis was sacred to the god Thoth; in Australia, the bin chicken jokes.

### Examples

- An ibis poked its curved beak into the mud. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ibis/#x1)
- The ancient Egyptians mummified ibises. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ibis/#x2)
- A bin chicken stole my sandwich in the park (Australia, slang). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ibis/#x3)
- The scarlet ibis is bright red. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ibis/#x4)
- Ibises often nest in big groups. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ibis/#x5)
- Yes, now you shall taste something nice, and you will see the marabout bird, and the ibis, and the crane. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ibis/#x6)

### Note

Plural: ibises (or ibis). Uses «an ibis». Say it «EYE-bis».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ibis» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ibis/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ibis» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ibis.html) on Mova free.