🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

목 ibis

Pronunciation / Transliteration: mok ibis

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Wood Ibis/wʊd ˈaɪ.bɪs/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"목 ibis는 습기 있는 지역에서 발견됩니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A type of wading bird belonging to the family Threskiornithidae, typically found in wooded wetlands.

    "The wood ibis gracefully waded through the shallow waters in search of food."
  2. 2

    Specifically refers to the species known as the wood stork, which is characterized by its long legs and large bill.

    "The wood ibis, or wood stork, is often seen nesting in large colonies in the wetlands."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'wood ibis' combines 'wood', derived from Old English 'wudu', meaning 'forest' or 'tree', and 'ibis', which comes from Latin 'ibis', referring to a wading bird. The term evolved in the 19th century to describe specific species of ibises that inhabit wooded areas.

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