THRESKIORNIS AETHIOPICA

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• THRESKIORNIS AETHIOPICA (noun)
  The noun THRESKIORNIS AETHIOPICA has 1 sense:

1. African ibis venerated by ancient Egyptians

  Familiarity information: THRESKIORNIS AETHIOPICA used as a noun is very rare.

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• THRESKIORNIS AETHIOPICA (noun)

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Meaning:

African ibis venerated by ancient Egyptians

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

sacred ibis; Threskiornis aethiopica

Hypernyms ("Threskiornis aethiopica" is a kind of...):

ibis (wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills)

Holonyms ("Threskiornis aethiopica" is a member of...):

genus Threskiornis; Threskiornis (type genus of the Threskiornithidae)