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FLAMINGO
flamingo
(noun) large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird with down-bent bill; inhabits brackish lakes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
flamingo (plural flamingos or flamingoes)
A wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae.
A deep pink color tinged with orange, like that of a flamingo.
Synonyms
• (bird): phenicopter
Adjective
flamingo (not comparable)
Of a deep pink color tinged with orange, like that of a flamingo.
Source: Wiktionary
Fla*min"go, n.; pl. Flamingoes. Etym: [Sp. flamenco, cf. Pg. flamingo, Prov. flammant, F. flamant; prop. a p.pr. meaning flaming. So called in allusion to its color. See Flame.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any bird of the genus Phoenicopterus. 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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