Thoth \Thoth\, n.
1. (Myth.) The god of eloquence and letters among the ancient
Egyptians, and supposed to be the inventor of writing and
philosophy. He corresponded to the Mercury of the Romans,
and was usually represented as a human figure with the
head of an ibis or a lamb.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The Egyptian sacred baboon.
Thoth
n : Egyptian ibis-headed moon deity; god of wisdom and learning
and the arts; scribe of the gods