I’bis, n.

n. [Lat. ibis, Gr. ἶβις, Coptic hibōi, habioui, hip, hippen, phiboui, phibōi, phibod.] (Ornith.) A genus of grallatory birds, one species of which, the I. religiosa, having a bare head and neck and the general plumage white, with the tips of the wings and the tail black, was regarded in ancient Egypt with a degree of respect bordering on adoration. I. rubra, another species, is found in all the hot parts of America.