flamingo
flamingo
Definition
fla·mingo (flə miŋ′gō′)
noun pl. flamingos -·gos′ or flamingoes -·goes′
any of an order (Phoenicopteriformes) of large, tropical birds with long legs, webbed feet, long necks, downward-curving beaks, and bright pink or red feathers
Etymology: Port flamingo < Sp flamenco, lit., Flemish (see flamenco): assoc. with flama, flame, because of its color
flamingo
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- see: More London Zoo Have you ever seen a pink flamingo?
Adjective modifier
- pink: The stunning pink flamingo is also resident at the Crater.
- lesser: Delegates at the first workshop on Ecosystem Health in July 2003, examining a dead lesser flamingo on the shores of Lake Bogoria.
- Andean: The Andean flamingo is most threatened and is considered vulnerable by the IUCN ( World Conservation Union ).
Modifies a noun
- population: One source of pressure for flamingo populations in the past was bird collectors taking birds, young or eggs from the wild.
- land: Wednesday, 15 March 2006 08:04 PM Hello, I remember you from flamingo land 10 or more years ago!
- tongue: Flamingo tongues were a common delicacy at Roman feasts.
- lagoon: There is also a flamingo lagoon near to the beach.
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