About The Word Flamingo
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What's The Definition Of Flamingo?
[n] large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird with down-bent bill; inhabits brackish lakes
Synonyms | Synonyms for Flamingo: Related Terms | Find terms related to Flamingo: See Also | family Phoenicopteridae | Phoenicopteridae | wader | wading bird Flamingo In Webster's Dictionary \Fla*min"go\, n.; pl. {Flamingoes}. [Sp. flamenco, cf.
Pg. flamingo, Prov. flammant, F. flamant; prop. a p. pr.
meaning flaming. So called in allusion to its color. See
{Flame}.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any bird of the genus {Ph[oe]nicopterus}. The flamingoes have
webbed feet, very long legs, and a beak bent down as if
broken. Their color is usually red or pink. The American
flamingo is {P. ruber}; the European is {P. antiquorum}.
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