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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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