n.
Pronunciation: fl ə - ' mi ŋ -( ˌ )g ō
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -gos also -goes
Etymology: obsolete Spanish flamengo (now flamenco ), literally, Fleming, German (conventionally thought of as ruddy-complexioned)
Date: 1565
: any of several large aquatic birds (family Phoenicopteridae) with long legs and neck, webbed feet, a broad lamellate bill resembling that of a duck but abruptly bent downward, and usually rosy-white plumage with scarlet wing coverts and black wing quills
flamingo