English Dictionary

sacred ibis

名詞

Threskiornis aethiopicus, a species of wading bird of the ibis family, Threskiornithidae, which breeds in sub-Saharan Africa, southeastern Iraq and formerly in Egypt, where it was venerated and often mummified as a symbol of the god Thoth.

日本語の意味

サハラ以南のアフリカ、南東イラク、かつてはエジプトで繁殖していた水辺の鳥で、トキ科に属する種。エジプトではトト神の象徴として神聖視され、しばしばミイラ化された鳥。

The museum's exhibit featured a preserved sacred ibis that had been mummified in ancient Egypt.

その博物館の展示には、保存されたThreskiornis aethiopicus（トレスキオルニス・アエチオピクス）――トキ科の水鳥で、サブサハラ・アフリカやイラク南東部に繁殖し、古代エジプトではトート神の象徴として崇拝されしばしばミイラにされた――が展示されていた。

意味（1）

Threskiornis aethiopicus, a species of wading bird of the ibis family, Threskiornithidae, which breeds in sub-Saharan Africa, southeastern Iraq and formerly in Egypt, where it was venerated and often mummified as a symbol of the god Thoth.

Mr. Poynter will probably contribute to the forthcoming Exhibition of the Royal Academy his picture of a damsel attached to the worship of Isis feeding the sacred ibides before the great temple at Karnac.

sacred ibis （ plural ）

sacred ibises （ plural ）