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noun
A wading bird of species Threskiornis aethiopicus, of the family Threskiornithidae, which breeds in sub-Saharan Africa, southeastern Iraq and formerly in Egypt, where it was venerated and often mummified as a symbol of the god Thoth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
African ibis venerated by ancient Egyptians
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Threskiornis aethiopica
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Broader terms: ibis
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