FLAMINGO


Meaning of FLAMINGO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ flə-ˈmiŋ-(ˌ)gō ]

noun

( 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

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