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DictionaryflamingoPink wading bird
noun

flamingo

fluh-MING-goh/fləˈmɪŋɡəʊ/

A tall pink wading bird with long legs and a long neck.

A pink flamingo stands on one leg in the shallows.

A natural pink flamingo stands on one long leg in shallow water, curved bill and feather anatomy accurate, no words.
Etymology
flamProvençalflame
+ingoGermanicbelonging to

The pieces give the image “flame-colored,” referring to the bird’s bright plumage. Its name may also have been influenced by words for a Fleming.

In context

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The Lesser Flamingo is the smallest flamingo species in the world, standing 80 to 90 centimeters tall and weighing up to 2 kilograms.
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More examples

  • The flamingo bends its long neck to feed.
  • A flock of flamingos gathers beside the lake.
  • The flamingo stretches its long legs behind it as it flies.

Forms

flamingo · flamingos · flamingoes