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flamingo

(flə miŋ′gō′)

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

Origin: Port flamingo < Sp flamenco, lit., Flemish (see flamenco): assoc. with flama, flame, because of its color

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noun pl. fla·min·gos or fla·min·goes

Any of several large gregarious wading birds of the family Phoenicopteridae of tropical regions, having reddish or pinkish plumage, long legs, a long flexible neck, and a bill turned downward at the tip.
A moderate reddish orange.

Origin:

Origin: Portuguese flamengo

Origin: or Spanish flamenco

Origin: , both probably from Old Provençal flamenc

Origin: , from flama, flame

Origin: , from Latin flamma; see bhel-¹ in Indo-European roots

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