Flamingo Definition

flə-mĭnggō
flamingoes, flamingos
noun
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.
Webster's New World
A moderate reddish orange.
American Heritage

A wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae.

Wiktionary
adjective
Of a deep pink color tinged with orange, like that of a flamingo.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Flamingo

Noun

Singular:
flamingo
Plural:
flamingoes, flamingos

Origin of Flamingo

  • Portuguese flamengo or Spanish flamenco both probably from Old Provençal flamenc from flama flame from Latin flamma bhel-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Portuguese flamingo, from Spanish flamengo (“flame colored”), from Provençal flama (“flame”).

    From Wiktionary

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