Plegadis

noun

Pleg·​a·​dis

ˈplegədə̇s

: a genus of birds (family Threskiornithidae) including the glossy ibis

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek plēgad-, plēgas scythe, sickle, from the stem of plēssein to strike

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