Eudocimus

noun

Eu·​doc·​i·​mus

yüˈdäsəməs

: a genus of ibises containing the New World white and scarlet ibises

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek eudokimos glorious, famous, from eu- + dokimos esteemed, from dokein to seem good

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