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Ibidiidae

Ibidiidae

9.9
A family of water birds with long, down-curved bills like ibises and spoonbills
  • noun
  • /ɪˈbɪdiˌaɪdi/
  • Specialized
: Ibidiidae
  • The Ibidiidae are known for their long, down-curved bills.

Examples

  • Taxonomists once classified spoonbills and ibises together in Ibidiidae.

  • Bird watchers observed several species belonging to the Ibidiidae during the expedition.

  • The Ibidiidae family includes various species of ibises.

  • Many researchers study the Ibidiidae to understand their behavior.

  • Bird watchers observed several species belonging to the Ibidiidae during the expedition.

  • The Ibidiidae are known for their long, down-curved bills.

  • Many researchers study the Ibidiidae to understand their behavior.

Synonyms

Threskiornithidae
vsIbidiidae
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of large wading birds like ibises and spoonbills with long legs and long bills

is treated variably with spoonbills included only in some classifications

Surface Forms

Ibidiidae singular
Ibidiidaes plural

Etymology

Ibidiidae comes from the bird name ibis ('a long-billed wading bird') plus the scientific ending -idae ('family'). So Ibidiidae means the 'family of ibises', which is why the word names the group of wading birds, like ibises and sometimes spoonbills, with long, curved bills.