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flamingo

[ fluh-ming-goh ]

noun

, plural fla·min·gos, fla·min·goes.
  1. 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.


flamingo

/ fləˈmɪŋɡəʊ /

noun

  1. any large wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae , having a pink-and-red plumage and downward-bent bill and inhabiting brackish lakes: order Ciconiiformes
    1. a reddish-orange colour
    2. ( as adjective )

      flamingo gloves



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Word History and Origins

Origin of flamingo1

1555–65; compare Portuguese flamengo, Spanish flamenco literally, Fleming ( flamenco ); apparently originally a jocular name, from the conventional Romance image of the Flemish as ruddy-complexioned

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Word History and Origins

Origin of flamingo1

C16: from Portuguese flamengo , from Provençal flamenc , from Latin flamma flame + Germanic suffix -ing denoting descent from or membership of; compare -ing ³

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Example Sentences

The sex symbol and ‘Flamingo Road’ star knows more about Syria and science than you do—and she can handle herself in war zones.

Animal prints abounded: snakeskin booties, leopard-print hot pants, zebra-printed flamingo skirts.

Marie Osmond, who performs at the Flamingo with her brother Donny, describes what it was like trick-or-treating last Halloween.

After a moment' pause she continued: "He told you all about the race which Flamingo lost, and about that letter."

I saw a flamingo rise from the river, and it flew over the Helen Mar, like a ghost, trailing its legs.

The legs of the flamingo are so long, that the bird is unable to double them up and sit upon his nest in the usual fashion.

Several species from the Solenhofen Slate have the neck long and slender, on the type of the Flamingo.

A venerable apologue attaches to the nesting habit of the flamingo.

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