ibis

«ibis» in Mova's school dictionary: a wading bird with long legs and a long, thin, curved… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an ibis, ibises or ibis)

meaning for a pupil

1) An ibis is a wading bird with long legs and a long, thin, curved beak that lives near water. tree →

2) (Australia, slang) The Australian white ibis is often called a «bin chicken» because it eats from rubbish bins. tree →

sense 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 →
• The ancient Egyptians mummified ibises. tree →
• A bin chicken stole my sandwich in the park (Australia, slang). tree →
• The scarlet ibis is bright red. tree →
• Ibises often nest in big groups. tree →
• Yes, now you shall taste something nice, and you will see the marabout bird, and the ibis, and the crane. tree →

note

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

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «ibis» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.