Flamingo
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /fləˈmɪŋɡoʊ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Flamingo is a noun meaning (countable) A wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae of the order Phoenicopteriformes.
Meaning
(countable) A wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae of the order Phoenicopteriformes.
More Meanings
- A deep pink color tinged with orange, like that of a flamingo.
- Of a deep pink color tinged with orange, like that of a flamingo.
Example Sentences
After Nakuru the light remains only long enough to see the Lake Nakuru, away to the south, with its fringe of pink flamingos, and as the darkness falls the old main line to Kisumu branches to the left.
Word Forms
- flamingos
- flamingoes
Synonyms for flamingo
Depending on context, synonyms include phenicopter.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include flamenco, flemish, fleming, phoenicopterid, phenicopter, phalaropodid.
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