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ibis

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1. Any bird of the genus and several allied genera, of the family Ibidae, inhabiting both the Old World and the New. Numerous species are known. They are large, wading birds, having a long, curved beak, and feed largely on reptiles.

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Thoth appears in the papyri and on the monuments as an ibis- headed man, and his companion is usually a dog- headed ape called " Asten." - "The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians", E. A. Wallis Budge.
Then there are ibis, the sacred ibis of Egypt, truly at home in this splendid sunshine and silent landscape. - "Letters from my Windmill", Alphonse Daudet.
And when Bakula, and Kowar the Ibis, and all the others had flown to safety, I shouted, 'Did- you- do- it, did- you- do- it! - "The Sa'-Zada Tales", William Alexander Fraser.

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