FLAMINGOS

Англо-русский перевод FLAMINGOS

Фламинго

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FLAMINGOS, THE
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NAMIB DESERT — Desert region, along the entire coast of Namibia. It is an almost rainless area, about 800 mi (1,300 km) long …
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GUINEA-BISSAU — officially Republic of Guinea-Bissau formerly (until 1974) Portuguese Guinea Country, western Africa. Its territory includes the Bijagós Archipelago, off the …
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FLAMINGO — Any of five species of tall wading birds constituting the family Phoenicopteridae. The plumage is mainly pink, and the face …
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EYASI, LAKE — Lake, northern Tanzania. At an elevation of about 3,400 ft (1,040 m), the lake covers an area of about 400 …
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CAMARGUE — Marshy island in the delta of the Rhône River , southern France. Occupying an area of 300 sq mi (780 …
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PHOENICOPTERUS — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkäptərəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, flamingo — more at phenicopter : a genus (the type of …
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PHOENICOPTERIDAE — ˌfēnəˌkäpˈterəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Phoenicopterus, type genus + -idae : a family of large showy …
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PHOENICOPTERI — ˌfēnəˈkäptəˌrī noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from plural of Phoenicopterus : a small suborder of Ciconiiformes comprising the …
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LAMELLIROSTRES — ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈrä(ˌ)strēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from lamell- + -rostres (from Latin rostrum beak) — more at rostrum …
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FLAMINGO — fləˈmiŋ(ˌ)gō noun ( plural flamingos also flamingoes ) Etymology: Portuguese, from Spanish flamenco, probably from Old Provençal flamenc, from flama …
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CICONIIFORMES — səˌkōnēəˈfȯrˌmēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Ciconia + -iformes : an order of chiefly tropical fish-eating wading …
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LAMELLIROSTRAL — /leuh mel'euh ros"treuhl/ , adj. Ornith. having a beak equipped with thin plates or lamellae for straining water and mud …
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FLAMINGO — /fleuh ming"goh/ , n. , pl. flamingos, flamingoes . any of several aquatic birds of the family Phoenicopteridae, having very …
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WADING BIRD — [wading bird] n (ca. 1843): any of an order (Ciconiiformes) of long-legged birds (as herons, bitterns, storks, and flamingos) that …
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STORK — any of 17 species of large, long-necked, birds constituting the family Ciconiidae (order Ciconiiformes), related to the herons, flamingos, and …
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HAMMERHEAD — also called Hamerkop, or Hammer-headed Stork (Scopus umbretta), African wading bird, the sole species of the family Scopidae, within the …
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FLAMINGO — any of four species of tall wading birds, constituting the family Phoenicopteridae of the order Ciconiiformes, which also includes the …
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FILTER FEEDING — in zoology, a form of food procurement in which food particles or small organisms are randomly strained from water. Filter …
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CICONIIFORM — (order Ciconiiformes), any member of five or six families of long-legged, long-necked, long-footed storklike birds adapted to wading in shallow …
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BIRD — warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, unique in having feathers and forelimbs modified into wings. The dispersal of birds is …
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SIDEBAR - CHESS RECORDS — Chess Records label. In 1947 brothers Leonard and Phil Chess became partners with Charles and Evelyn Aron in the Aristocrat …
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SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK — national park and wildlife refuge on the Serengeti Plain in north-central Tanzania. It is partly adjacent to the Kenya border …
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RUDOLF, LAKE — also called Lake Turkana fourth largest of the eastern African lakes. It lies mainly in northern Kenya, with its northern …
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ROMANIA, FLAG OF — vertically striped blue-yellow-red national flag. Its width-to-length ratio is approximately 2 to 3. In 1834 the Ottoman government recognized local …
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PERU, FLAG OF — vertically striped red-white-red national flag; when displayed by the government, it incorporates the national coat of arms in the centre. …
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NGORONGORO CRATER — extinct volcanic caldera in the Eastern (Great) Rift Valley, northern Tanzania. It lies 75 miles (120 km) west of the …
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NGORONGORO CONSERVATION AREA — national conservation area in the Arusha region of northern Tanzania, southeast of Serengeti National Park. Occupying some 3,200 square miles …
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NATRON, LAKE — lake in northern Tanzania on the border with Kenya, lying in the East African Rift System, 70 miles (113 km) …
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FLAMINGO — ( flamingos, or flamingoes) A flamingo is a bird with pink feathers, long thin legs, a long neck, and a …
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FLAMINGO — n. Any of five species of tall wading birds constituting the family Phoenicopteridae. The plumage is mainly pink, and the …
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