English Explanatory Dictionary

ibis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, having long downcurved bills used to probe the mud for prey such as crustaceans.
noun
  1. plural of IBI
name
  1. Initialism of in-body image stabilization, in which stabilization mechanisms are built into the camera (phone) body rather than the lens.

Pronunciation

/ˈaɪ.bɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ibis.wav

Word forms

ibis ibises ibides ibes

Etymology

Mentioned in the Wycliffe Bible as ybyn or ibin, as ibys from 16th century and ibis shortly after. From Latin ībis, from Ancient Greek ἶβις (îbis), from Egyptian h-b-G26 (hbj) (compare Coptic ϩⲓⲃⲱⲓ (hibōi) or ϩⲓⲡ (hip)).

Derived words

African sacred ibis Australian white ibis bald ibis bare-faced ibis black-faced ibis black ibis crested ibis giant ibis glossy ibis green ibis hadada ibis ibisbill Japanese crested ibis Madagascar ibis plumbeous ibis Puna ibis Reunion ibis sacred ibis scarlet ibis sharp-tailed ibis straw-necked ibis white-faced ibis white ibis wood ibis
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