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Plegadis

noun
Pleg·​a·​dis | \ ˈplegədə̇s\

Definition of Plegadis

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

History and Etymology for Plegadis

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

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