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wood ibis

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A bird, the wood stork (not a true ibis).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

an American stork that resembles the true ibises in having a downward-curved bill; inhabits wooded swamps of New World tropics

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wood stork, flinthead, Mycteria americana

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: stork

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noun

Meaning 3

any of several Old World birds of the genus Ibis

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wood stork, Ibis ibis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ibis

History

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