a. Of or pertaining to Iberia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A genus of Old World herbs and subshrubs including the candytuft.
Syn. -- genus Iberis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Lower Cretaceous having a strutlike pectoral bone and vestigial tail; found in Spain; considered possibly the third most primitive of all birds. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n.; pl. E. Ibexes L. Ibices [ L., a kind of goat, the chamois. ] (Zool.) One of several species of wild goats having very large, recurved horns, transversely ridged in front; -- called also steinbok. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) is the best known. The Spanish, or Pyrenean, ibex (Capra Hispanica) has smoother and more spreading horns. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖adv. [ L. ] In the same place; -- abbreviated ibid. or ib. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. ibis, Gr. &unr_;; of Egyptian origin. ] (Zool.) Any bird of the genus Ibis and several allied genera, of the family Ibidæ, inhabiting both the Old World and the New. Numerous species are known. They are large, wading birds, having a long, curved beak, and feed largely on reptiles. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The sacred ibis of the ancient Egyptians (Ibis aethiopica) has the head and neck black, without feathers. The plumage of the body and wings is white, except the tertiaries, which are lengthened and form a dark purple plume. In ancient times this bird was extensively domesticated in Egypt, but it is now seldom seen so far north. The glossy ibis (Plegadis autumnalis), which is widely distributed both in the Old World and the New, has the head and neck feathered, except between the eyes and bill; the scarlet ibis (Guara rubra) and the white ibis (Guara alba) inhabit the West Indies and South America, and are rarely found in the United States. The wood ibis (Tantalus loculator) of America belongs to the Stork family (Ciconidæ). See Wood ibis. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. [ acronym ] The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, a United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments. [ acronym ]
Syn. -- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, World Bank. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906), Norwegian poet and dramatist.
Syn. -- Henrik Ibsen. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. adj. of or pertaining to Henrik Ibsen. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. The dramatic practice or purpose characteristic of the writings of Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906), Norwegian poet and dramatist, whose best-known plays deal with conventional hypocrisies, the story in each play thus developing a definite moral problem. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]