THRESKIORNIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Threskiornis mean? 

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

1. type genus of the Threskiornithidae

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• THRESKIORNIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Threskiornithidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Threskiornis; Threskiornis

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Threskiornis"):

sacred ibis; Threskiornis aethiopica (African ibis venerated by ancient Egyptians)

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

family Ibidiidae; family Threskiornithidae; Threskiornithidae (ibises)

 Context examples 

An international team of scientists report ancient Egyptians captured sacred ibises (Threskiornis aethiopicus) from the wild for use in ritual sacrifice rather than domesticating the birds.

(Ancient Egyptians collected wild ibis birds for sacrifice, says study, Wikinews)