flamingo
any of several aquatic birds of the family Phoenicopteridae, having very long legs and neck, webbed feet, a bill bent downward at the tip, and pinkish to scarlet plumage.
Origin of flamingo
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How to use flamingo in a sentence
The influence of Waters and Pink Flamingos were even better fleshed out in the Steve Yeager documentary Divine Trash.
A Tribute to Divine, Hollywood’s Most Infamous Drag Queen | Jimmy So | October 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTEven Waters has been known to dismiss Pink Flamingos as “a kindergarten movie.”
A Tribute to Divine, Hollywood’s Most Infamous Drag Queen | Jimmy So | October 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTDivine had mixed feelings about Pink Flamingos—it made him famous yet notorious, and difficult to get work as a real actor.
A Tribute to Divine, Hollywood’s Most Infamous Drag Queen | Jimmy So | October 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe legs of the sitting sarus crane are folded under it, as are those of incubating flamingos and other long-legged birds.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India | Douglas DewarYou expect somebody to produce a set of flamingos at any moment and start a game of croquet among the tiny tables.
Greenwich Village | Anna Alice Chapin
Hither the phaeton bends his rapid flight, and flocks of rosy flamingos here defy the fowler's cunning.
Wanderings in South America | Charles WatertonNot even those flocks of herons and flamingos flying in large circles, and uttering shrill cries which you can hear from here?
The Freebooters | Gustave AimardLikewise, Stuart Baker has given flamingos a place among the Indian ducks and their allies.
Glimpses of Indian Birds | Douglas Dewar
British Dictionary definitions for flamingo
/ (fləˈmɪŋɡəʊ) /
any large wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae, having a pink-and-red plumage and downward-bent bill and inhabiting brackish lakes: order Ciconiiformes
a reddish-orange colour
(as adjective): flamingo gloves
Origin of flamingo
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